A Few Bucks To Spend

So I got the thumbs up to blow a little cash on some annuals and perennials so I went to Sunnyside last night a got a few things. I picked up some daisies, cosmos (which I love), petunias, and a few other odds and ends. I wasn't aware that peonies grew here so I got one of those.

I put together a few planter boxes and they look pretty awful. They might shape up later this summer because I am hoping the nasturtium fill in a little bit. They are so spindly though that it is impossible to say whether they will even survive the next couple of days outdoors.

Greenness

I spent my first bit of time in the flowerbed today. I observed that my tulips are about a week behind everyone else's, which suits me because that means that they should last a week longer right? There are a few lilies starting to poke through, and that's all I can recognize. Lilies and tulips. I know there are other green things in the flowerbed but can't tell whether or not they are weeds.

The creeping flox has brightened up considerably in the past week, which is encouraging. Also, a bunch of annuals from last year are growing again but I have no idea what the hell they are. Now that I think about it, I did notice a few pansies that I planted on the other side of the flowerbed are starting to come up. Overall, this is marvelous news.

I started some seeds indoors about a month ago. I hate seeds. They always seem so spindly and never seem to grow properly. I am happy to see that the nasturtium is growing relatively well but who knows if it will survive outside. Three out of about a hundred pansy seeds have lasted longer than a couple of weeks which is no good. Always a better bet to spent the extra dollar or two and get them from the greenhouse.

One thing that is growing in the flowerbed is garbage including my very favourite, the cigarette butt. I would like to know what goes through a person's head when they throw a cigarette butt on the ground and especially into a flowerbed. I would just like to understand.

February Stars

Winter is wearing on, and I've lost my banyan. I mostly killed it, actually. It was a birthday gift and came to me bearing flies which I could never quite get rid of. After sporadic periods of growth I finally just put it outside in the -20 degree weather. One hibiscus is also slowly dying but it just won't give up.

I lost my cyclamen but I bet it will come back. It did this before and sat dormant for quite awhile before coming back. My shamrock is also on the mend after being deprived of sunlight for far too long. All in all, my indoor plant collection is looking poor.

I think my project for the spring will be lots and lots of nasturtium. They really look pleasing and also delicious.