One of my favorite things to do this time of year is to check out all the new little plants growing at my local garden center. It gives me hope that it really is going to get warm and nice sometime in the near future. It's also nice to walk through the greenhouses. It is so nice to breath in some fresh air. Especially before it gets hot and muggy in the greenhouses.
You can always enjoy the next thing blooming in the greenhouse. Hopefully, you were able to plant a few pansies last fall. They will be blooming soon outside too, along with crocuses, tulips and daffodils. What a great way to start the growing season. It isn't too late to plant pansies, but you get the best "bang for your buck" if you plant them in the fall. Pansies like the cool weather. They typically don't last through the hot summer months unless you live in/or plant them in a pretty mild and cool climate/spot.
Another of my favorite greenhouses (my favorite nursery has multiple greenhouses) houses all of the more tropical plants, and house plants. It is so nice to walk through the greenhouses and see row after row of beautiful green plants. It really does get me excited to start gardening. It is also a great inspiration as I start dreaming and planning what I would like to plant in my garden beds this year. Now, if it would only get warm enough to start. I guess my trip to the nursery will have to be good enough for now.
One of my favorite things to do this time of year is to check out all the new little plants growing at my local garden center. It gives me hope that it really is going to get warm and nice sometime in the near future. It's also nice to walk through the greenhouses. It is so nice to breath in some fresh air. Especially before it gets hot and muggy in the greenhouses.
You can always enjoy the next thing blooming in the greenhouse. Hopefully, you were able to plant a few pansies last fall. They will be blooming soon outside too, along with crocuses, tulips and daffodils. What a great way to start the growing season. It isn't too late to plant pansies, but you get the best "bang for your buck" if you plant them in the fall. Pansies like the cool weather. They typically don't last through the hot summer months unless you live in/or plant them in a pretty mild and cool climate/spot.
Another of my favorite greenhouses (my favorite nursery has multiple greenhouses) houses all of the more tropical plants, and house plants. It is so nice to walk through the greenhouses and see row after row of beautiful green plants. It really does get me excited to start gardening. It is also a great inspiration as I start dreaming and planning what I would like to plant in my garden beds this year. Now, if it would only get warm enough to start. I guess my trip to the nursery will have to be good enough for now.
I always loved walking through the greenhouses at J&J...running, actually, as a kid. I'm so terrible at gardening, though. I never know what to plant and what does well where and I seem to have the talent of killing my houseplants. Guess I need a blog like this and someone like you to tell me what to plant. Fun new blog!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE those pictures. I am very excited to start planting but first I need to figure out what to do with our weeds/grass. Do we re seed or sod on top. After we take care of that problem I may be calling you for planting advice.
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