Hello and welcome to a new season in my central Ohio 6b garden! Early spring is primarily about bulbs around here. This bed should have had a lovely display of pink and purple tulips, but unfortunately the deer got all but this one. Even though I regularly sprayed repellent. Our deer are determined.
The daffodils are on their way out, but there are still some to enjoy. The duo above are two of my current favorites, Daffodil Salome and Narcissus Cheerfulness. And the one below is also very cheerful.
I love grape hyacinths. I used to have a lot more running through part of the lawn, but unfortunately they seem to have been suffocated when I created a new garden bed. Oops. I might have to plant some as I miss them.
I bought a flat of pansies in mid-March and have really been enjoying them. I used to avoid pansies since they are relatively short-lived here, but how many $15 bouquets last for a month? They've more than earned their place.
And I was inspired by Carol at May Dreams Gardens to include this shot of some of the many wild violets that run through my lawn. Thanks to my laziness in never using weed killer on my lawn they're prolific and now that I know their value (host plant for fritillaries) and the harm weed killer does, I'm grateful.
That's it for this month in my garden, but visit May Dreams Gardens to see what is blooming elsewhere.
