A Sense of Place

A lovely day after a Saturday windstorm, but I didn’t get out in the garden until late afternoon. Still, I was able to lay some boards down and to plant sugar snap peas, romaine lettuce (De Morges Braun), and more Amethyst radishes. The pac choi, arugula, lettuce mix, and radishes planted last week are all up.

The windstorm on May 9 took its toll. More vanes were ripped off the decorative windmill, leaving it with only three! A large branch fell from the Chinese chestnut tree, narrowly missing the grapevines, which are now partially leafed out. 

In bloom: lilac, bleeding heart, tulips, chives. In bud: allium, peonies, purple iris. Daffodils are fading.

At last, a beautiful spring weekend after a long, cold, wet spring. I cleaned up the flower beds and herb garden, picked up sticks from the lawn, and sowed a few seeds:

• Arugula – Sylvetta
• Lettuce – Wild Garden Mix
• Pac choi – Ching Chiang
• Parsley – Dark Green Italian Plain (used all the seeds)
  Some is coming up from last year, but that will bolt by early summer.
• Radish – Amethyst Hybrid

Dill, chives, thyme, and mint are already growing.

In bloom: bleeding heart, daffodils, and tulips. The lilac is just starting to bloom, and the allium are in bud.

The grapevines are starting to leaf out; their unfurling leaves are a lovely pink with green undertones.