It's Bulb Time

We're getting a little show now. The spring bulbs are doing their thing. Daffodils, hyacinth, grape hyacinth, and tulips, so far. Here are a couple shots:

Red tulips on the verge of opening up.

The irises are still pushing up leaves. It won't be too much longer before they, too, start flowering. And there are dahlias out there. In fact, Ken just moved a bunch to a better location, so we'll see how they do. But the dahlias won't flower until summer.

More grape hyacinth and daffodils out by the front door.

One of the projects we're working on in this year's garden is the reclamation of our failed herb garden. I had visions of a permanent herb garden, one of our four square plots dedicated to perennial herbs. We had sage, lavender, rhubarb, oregano, tarragon, and parsley planted there, along with some annual crops like cilantro, chervil, and basil.

But somehow it just all turned to weeds and I couldn't keep up. So we've moved the larger plants to new locations and will till under the plot and use it for vegetables. Except for the rhubarb, that gets to stay out there.

Can't resist the close-up!

The herbs will go into pots and planters, and we already have parsley and tarragon going in the well. This change will give us more room for tomatoes, beans, and squash (we're even going to try sweet corn this year) out in the larger garden.