Northeast Gardening: Garden Projects #14, 3 by bbrookrd

bbrookrd wrote:
Lucy, your hybridizing work sounds like real "work" but it must be fascinating to see some results though I assume you have to wait for years. What is a bee pod? A natural cross made by a bee? I like the name 'Twilight Calm' too, mine would have to be 'Twilight Confusion' or 'Twilight Calamity".

Been hard at it trying to get the weeding and planting done before the mulching guys catch up with me. We (mostly them) have gotten down 12 yards so far, but we have to wait until we get 10 more yards of mulch tomorrow. I thought is was going to rain this afternoon,but it has held off. Hope we get some rain tonight.

DH went ahead and ordered a different falls with a better bulkhea, d so we will have to do a little alteration once it comes before the endless stream is up and running again. The dogs are very annoyed that it is dry now. Their swimming hole is gone. I miss the sound. And I am anxious to replant the side we had to tear up to get the hose out with some new kids I bought for it at Garden in the Woods and at the primula show.

This morning I dug up a few hundred Galanthus nivalis (snow drops) today and transplanted them to a bed in the woods as they were so over crowded. Not sure it is the right time to move them, but worth a try. We will know next January if it was a wasted hour.

I took some shots of part of the garden today. Good year for tulips. I am pleasantly surprised how many keep returning each year. Patti