Mid-Atlantic Gardening: DO YOU HAVE SOME SIGNS OF SPRING 2013? #2, 2 by speediebean

speediebean wrote:
Oh my GOODNESS you guys are sure sharing some WONDERFUL photos!!!
JB, I had to giggle when I saw your "cat in the soil" pic! =)

I'm with Happy, I try to keep from 'weeding' volunteers and desirables by simply keeping my weeding activities to BIG FAT weeds ONLY. I cleaned out the beds ... last weekend, I think it was. Got all the big fat mammas out of there, but there were LOADS of teeny little guys where I'd direct-sown my Alyssum last year.. thought maybe they might be volunteers, either Alyssum or Petunias (had those around that spot too), so I just left the teeny babies alone... safer that way! ;)

I'd like to take this opportunity to formally say THANK YOU HEAPS AND TONS to all you wonderful people who lovingly shared their Hostas with me last Fall at Sally's Swap. WOWEEE they are really filling back out again like gangbusters!!! After I got the front beds cleaned out last weekend, I pulled all the pots out from under the bench in the back yard (I've decided that that is a good 'over-winter' spot for all the perennials back there), cleared out all the leaves, and lo-and-behold, EVERYthing was found to be coming back nice and lushly, Wheeee!!! I'll share a few pics that I took on the 15th... they've all at least QUADRUPLED in size since then. I'll get more pics as soon as I can. My Virginia Bluebells were even in bloom already when I pulled 'em out from under there, gosh! Anyway, so THANK YOU ever so much, you all have made my Hosta dream come true!!!