Death...Not by my Hand
You may remember several weeks back, I wrote about planting daffodil bulbs. Well, as it turns out, there may be something to being 30 and losing the black thumb of death. I think I see a green thumb coming through after all. My evidence: at least one of my daffodils bloomed! This past week, we actually had a frost, so I even put a cover over my little friends for the night.
Then came the horror this morning. I walked outside my door and greeted my plants with a smile when I noticed something was terribly wrong. I still don't know what happened. It looks like something got into my little barrel and dug up over half of the bulbs and tried to eat them...and had its way with most of the others that were already growing. I was heartbroken.
Maybe my growing things is just not to be. But I'm going to give it one more try at some point this week and get some new flowers to plant there. Any suggestions?
posted by Sara at
2:54 PM
4 Comments:
So Sorry :-(
I've had really good luck w/begonias - I plant them every spring out front and they always have a bloom, low maintenance (you don't have to pluck old buds), get very tall and pretty, and (knock on wood) the bunnies and other animals have stayed out of them (and I plant them directly in the ground). Happy planting!!! I love SPRING!
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Brina, at 5:39 PM
That's so sad! :( Sounds like my luck with plants!
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Amy, at 10:34 AM
Lowe's is one of the best places to find flowers that grow well in your area...it is so much fun to walk through there at this time of year and PICK some (IF you can choose!).
I learned a long time ago that squirrels will not come near gardens if human hair is sprinkled around...I wonder if that would help keep whatever critter(s) had their way with your flowers! (Get some clippings at your next haircut)....hope some of this helps!
So, what's the good word on PA?!
(Vaughn has his 2nd part of his interview this am - 7:30!!!) w00t!
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The Vaughn Van Liews, at 6:52 AM
Geraniums. My gosh, they are lovely and you cannot kill them. And they do really well in heat. You do have to snap off the dead blooms but they are always blooming. And begonias, like your friend suggested. My mom loves them and they are super low maintenance.
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Marcy, at 9:47 AM
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