It was a superb day to be in the garden here with the temperature in the upper 70's, sunshine and a great spring breeze! I looked for flowers to photograph but there weren't any blooming yet in my garden since I don't plant spring bulbs (The deer eat the tulips and I concentrate on flowers I can sell at the farmer's markets.) So, I am posting this image of one of my garden-inspired cut paper art works. This one captures how it felt to be outside today!
What I did see that was exciting were these delphiniums poking up out of the straw mulch. I planted them last summer, and I was surprised that they made it through this very extreme winter. Although they are near the house which may have helped protect them, they are in a raised bed which usually makes plants more vulnerable to cold. I have had poor luck with delphiniums in the past , but my soil was very heavy. This raised bed was prepared with good topsoil that I purchased.
What I did see that was exciting were these delphiniums poking up out of the straw mulch. I planted them last summer, and I was surprised that they made it through this very extreme winter. Although they are near the house which may have helped protect them, they are in a raised bed which usually makes plants more vulnerable to cold. I have had poor luck with delphiniums in the past , but my soil was very heavy. This raised bed was prepared with good topsoil that I purchased.