Happy Spring!! Now Garden....

My little garden bird mascot looks much happier with green back in the garden. Now comes all the back breaking work for me!
If you garden, then your schedule this time of year looks similar to mine. Hopefully, you got a chance on one of the sort of nice days to do a cleanup. This week, garden beds get edged and 1/2 inch layer of composted manure (this is good for any planting bed or vegetable garden...even the lawn! Amend that soil!). Roses will get their first of many helpings of fertilizer (I use an organic mix made for roses) and my lavender bed will get a good dose of lime.

Mulch can wait, spring is wet and cool so there's no need for it. Plus, mulching too heavily now can prevent seedlings and some perennials from coming through. I usually do a thorough weeding at the beginning of June, then mulch.

One thing I never forget to do this time of year is stop and change my perspective. Most of the beautiful things that happen in the garden in early spring (like perennials popping through the ground) demand an observant eye and a close up view. I know the neighbors think I'm nuts on my hands and knees...but it's really cool to look at things that way!