I was so excited to be greeted by these blooming tulips, which opened for my day off yesterday. The day started off with a 7 am snow that made the world white again, but only for a very short time until the morning sun melted it away.

hyacinth?


irises

Mike loves these mini irises, and I love how early they bloom. Wouldn't they look magnificent in a big multi-purpled drift at the front of a bed?

ornamental perennial that looks like a beet

I was looking through the April issue of Southern Living last night and gleaning some gardening ideas. One of my favorites so far is using foliage to color the garden. I've tried using different kinds of foliage in the past, but I've been limited by my knowledge of the different plants' sizes, light preferences, etc. I'll be looking to learn more about these this year.

micro-Tom tomato
about to bloom!

lettuce

greenhouse
(aka, guest room)

This is where we're sleeping right now while we work on our bedroom, and it smells warm and soil-filled, just like any real greenhouse. Now let's just hope Mike gets that extra rental garden this summer, or else we're going to have a lot of little vegetables with nowhere to plant them!