All I needed was.............

[JerseyWendy]

All I needed was some sunshine, temperatures above 40 degrees F, a shovel, some bone meal and a garden center, and I'm ALL smiles.

Even though I have Primroses coming up from last year, you can NEVER have enough of them to welcome Spring.









There was NO way I was gonna leave those Hyacinths in the store.



So now I have a little bit of color when I look out my window.

 

[Terry57]

Oh my gosh, how beautiful! Hyacinths are one of my favorite flowers ever

I will show you a pic of my yard as of a couple of days ago if you promise to not be too jealous
The wooden part is the corral Reg built for the dogs

 

[labell]

Wendy, that is so pretty. I am jonesing for spring! It is supposed to be high 50's today and I am so excited!
Hyacinths are also one of my favorites and oh my the smell!! Love them!

 

[Kalidasa]

Very nice! I got hyacinths also, I got them in pots at Krogers, and after the blooms fell off I haphazardly tossed them in the ground, and am very excited to see they all took and are growing now. the smell almost gets you high ;D

 

[JerseyWendy]

Oh my gosh, how beautiful! Hyacinths are one of my favorite flowers ever

I will show you a pic of my yard as of a couple of days ago if you promise to not be too jealous
The wooden part is the corral Reg built for the dogs

I shall not say on the open forum how I feel about your snowy landscape. :54: Let's just say we've had enough of that white stuff last winter to last me a lifetime. I'm surprised I woke up from hibernation.

Wendy, that is so pretty. I am jonesing for spring! It is supposed to be high 50's today and I am so excited!
Hyacinths are also one of my favorites and oh my the smell!! Love them!

Laura, I could have quite easily gone a bit crazy in the garden center, and kept reminding myself I ONLY wanted a LITTLE color, and not be broke in the beginning of the month, LOL. Yes, the scent of the Hyacinth is incredible!

Very nice! I got hyacinths also, I got them in pots at Krogers, and after the blooms fell off I haphazardly tossed them in the ground, and am very excited to see they all took and are growing now. the smell almost gets you high ;D

Chris, those Hys were probably meant to be kept in the house for Easter, but since I was getting my hands dirty already, I figured I'd plop them in the ground now. I think they'll last longer outdoors than inside. Now I have more reasons to go outside and get a good whiff of them. I swear, with the sun shining on them, I can smell them inside with the window open. I'm getting "high on Hy".

 

[Terry57]

I also love all the stones and those adorable mushrooms I cannot wait to see your yard in full summer, I am sure I am going to be green with envy!

 

[Anansi]

Beautiful flowers, Wendy! And I love the layout of your garden! (From the little glimpse you just provided, at any rate.)
@Terry: Of course we'll be needing an "after" pic now, as well. Wow, still snowing, eh? Canadian winters are brutal.

 

[Kalidasa]

Yup that's exactly what I did last year, and they're coming up now, so yours will come up again next year, and will multiply

 

[crimson]

that is so lovely Wendy--just what you needed to put a smile on your face.

I love primroses, they are beautiful, and so colourful, and you can put them just about anywhere.

two days ago I was raking and took the xmas lights down.... the snow is melting finally!!!
I am SO done with snow, I just want to see flowers, grass, and higher temperatures

 

[ruffledfeathers]

NICE! My daffodils are coming up, ONE tiny yellow bloom and the rest are just getting ready to bloom. My hyacinths are growing, but have the pine cone look still, no flowers yet. I am SO SO ready to be done with this winter. Looking forward to your garden pics through the season.

 

[JerseyWendy]

that is so lovely Wendy--just what you needed to put a smile on your face.

I love primroses, they are beautiful, and so colourful, and you can put them just about anywhere.

two days ago I was raking and took the xmas lights down.... the snow is melting finally!!!
I am SO done with snow, I just want to see flowers, grass, and higher temperatures

Beth, would you believe last year not a single garden center had Primroses. The year before I had to drive quite a ways to get some, and luckily over half of those have been coming back every year. I think they're a hit or miss. But I love them SO much, their colors are just so vibrant, AND they bloom until summer. They're not fond of excess heat, so I put mine in semi shade.

NICE! My daffodils are coming up, ONE tiny yellow bloom and the rest are just getting ready to bloom. My hyacinths are growing, but have the pine cone look still, no flowers yet. I am SO SO ready to be done with this winter. Looking forward to your garden pics through the season.

Patti, I bet you are just as fed up with the cold temps as I am. Last winter I lost 3 of my priced Hybrid Tea Roses. There's absolutely no salvaging them, all canes are pitch black. Just to cheer myself up some I ordered more English Roses. Can't wait for them to get here (by the end of this month).

I ordered this one, David Austin Rose "Princess Alexandra of Kent"



And this one, David Austin "Darcey Bussell"

 

[Terry57]

So excited you went ahead and ordered them!

 

[ruffledfeathers]

I am scared for my little rose bush too!! It doesn't look so good right now. What a winter.

 

[JerseyWendy]

I am scared for my little rose bush too!! It doesn't look so good right now. What a winter.

If you can take a picture, Patti, that would help. What color are the canes? It's the super old rose bush, right? I'll keep my fingers crossed it will come back for you.

 

[ruffledfeathers]

Yeah, it's super old and after cutting it down quite a lot last year and really feeding it well, it came back pretty strong. Now....yeah, not so strong. I will try to get a pic.

 

[getwozzy]

I see you made it to the garden center!

They look beautiful!!! And I love all the stonework in your yard!

I'm not sure how much landscaping I'll actually get in this spring the inlaws have been digging out and moving TONS of plants- LOTS and LOTS of daffodils!

 

[jenphilly]

such pretty primroses!!! Makes me believe spring may actually finally arrive to the Arctic Zone called the east coast after all!!!

I have the doors and windows open today.... was actually warm wearing a sweater, got to drive with the sunroof open... yeah!!!!

Can't wait to see rest of your yard Wendy, you have beautiful landscaping going on from the pics. All your talents?

 

[JerseyWendy]

....- LOTS and LOTS of daffodils!

That's the keyword right there, quick, funny story: When we first moved in here in 1999, we had LOTS of landscaping to do. An entire "do over" to be exact. Well, my "boys" were only 11 and 8 at that time, and they were kind of getting in the way while husband and I were working feverishly to remove certain ugly shrubs.

So I told them to pull out the Dandelions that were all over the grass, and I pointed at them. Even gave both of them a little shovel, so they could rip 'em out by the roots.

30 minutes later my Mike wanted to know where they were supposed to put all the "onions". Onions? WHAT onions? Instead of ripping out the Dandelions, they had undug each and every Daffodil by the house.

 

[getwozzy]

OMG!!! LOLOLOL!!!

 

[Allee]

Wendy, you did a wonderful job with the landscaping. Gorgeous photos. What happened with the onions/daffodils? Did the boys replant them for you?

Your snowscape is pretty too, Terry.