Northeast Gardening: Countdown to spring! Part 10, 1 by bebop2

bebop2 wrote:
Wha, I love the way the astilbe sets off the whole shade garden. Lovely!
Ngam, I am waiting for bleeding hearts, too. Pirl, very pretty combo of colors. Jen, those glads are intense.
Victor, the clematis photo should win a prize. Perfect!
Onewish, I have trouble getting dianthus to come back here which is sort of the like North Pole. I start seeds each year and treat them as annuals. Sometimes I get lucky and last year's come back but meanwhile I always have some blooming.
I thought I'd post a picture of my neighbor's old apple orchard in bloom: