Gardener’s Diary

Seedlings appeared yesterday, one week after sowing!
Planted nasturtium, aster and morning glory seeds this weekend. Found that soaking the morning glory seeds produced rootlets, even without time-consuming clipping beforehand.
James and I are making progress on clearing the overgrown forsythia in their back yard. The soil is so excellent, I suggested planting vegetables; James: “No more gardens!!”


Pulled out the grasses in the flower boxes, they must have been killed over the winter, and put in purple spoon daisies and marigolds.
Pruned the deadwood from the rhodies, azaleas and the beach rose. Mowed the lawn yesterday for the first time.
Rhodies are starting to blossom. Foliage on the Montauks. Deep purple tulips are beautiful at #11, the lungwort and bell flowers have spread.
The hollies definitely seem to be in “off” season.