Nursery time

As if a reminder that life goes on, things continue to grow in my little "nursery"

If I'm honest, my enthusiasm for the garden has waned a little with Rocky's passing. It's hard to get excited about planting knowing he won't be out there keeping an eye on me. I'm sure the feeling will pass and I'll feel better about it in a week or two. So I'll keep watering and tending.

All the Dollar store bulbs are doing great.

 The Dahlias are growing quickly. The will remain in these pots, and as soon as our frost date has past, they'll live on the back patio

The Irises, however, may need to go into the ground soon - frost date or not. They are getting too big for their pot. I started them in pots, just to save them from the squirrels. The last time I planted summer bulbs directly in the garden, the only thing that the squirrels didn't eat was the Gladiolus.

The Sparaxis is almost as big as the Irises

And the Anemones have these cool, curling leaves.

And check out my spinach sprouts!

That's some crazy looking spinach.

I know I told you about the surprise garlic in the garden, but I didn't mention that I planted some in a pot too.

I've read that garlic will do quite well in a pot if its deep enough, so we'll see.

Outside, the weather cooled a bit, so there's been no more blooms... just lots and lots of dandelions

But they still bring a smile...