Daffodils

All the daffodils we planted have bloomed though they took their turns coming out. One thing I noticed for all of them is that they faced the same way - south. So the ones we have along the edge of the glen face away from the house. How strange to be looking at the backs of all these flowers. And is it the sun's orientation that decides which way they face? A conundrum.
These are the ones that bloomed first. Our bedroom window looks out on them but again we only see the backs of the blooms.

What's Growing?

Ferns are showing themselves above and the jack in a pulpit looks like it survived the transplant.

Here are the raised beds with the covers.

Peas are growing as is the spinach.
Transplants from Emily in the lower left corner are holding their own.

Here's the pond that I mulched around last Saturday. We've had lots of rain so it's full.

New Faces in the Garden

On our trip to Vermont last week we walked through a statuary lot. I've been looking for some statues to add to the garden but didn't know what I wanted. There was a little boy reading a book and some other children and I had my theme. What we didn't have with us was money since we were on a walk. We said we'd come back the next day. We didn't. It was pouring rain that day, and on reconsidering realized we didn't need to bring back heavy concrete statues that we could find at home.

I searched the internet and yellow pages for similar businesses here in Maryland and couldn't find a one. On a whim I stopped in at Home Goods in Columbia and found they had an assortment of statues though not concrete. These are made of resin so I hope they last.

Here they are:


I also purchased this tower and a clematis to climb it. I hope the plant likes the spot.

Now all I need is for things to grow to see how it all works out.

Promised Photos

I spent most of the afternoon pulling up grass and planting these Stone Crop Blue Spruce Sedum. I moved the ajuga that had been there to the bed outside of Dan's study. I hope it grows better there.

We planted daffodils in four spots last fall. One spot was on the edge of the glen. In years to come this will be quite a display in spring time. For now its only single blooms with the promise of more in the future.

You know its spring when the bleeding heart is up.

I don't know the name of this wildflower that someone gave me last year after they had bloomed.

Garlic is doing super. I need to plant red onions now. They'll go in a perennial bed since the deer won't bother them.

Here's another spot we planted daffodils. I can see these outside my bedroom window except the flowers face away from the house.