Not that it is unusual to have snow at the beginning of March, unusual and unique this year was that this snowfall was the first of this winter. The winter that should have ended by now, of course, couldn't have ended before it started!
Two weeks ago it was snowing on the plants and flowers in my little garden. Flowers and plants that thought winter would never come poked their heads out of the ground and out from under the dry leaves. I showed all this in my post from two weeks ago, it can be seen here, although there's no point in wasting your time with that.
The snow only lasted three days and then it was gone, but unfortunately, it went away on its own. It left in its wake the cold and frost of the night, negative temperatures that affected plants and trees that had begun to bud. More than that, it hit hard on my eagerness to start working in the garden. In the market and greenhouses, the seedlings are ready, waiting to be put in the ground but the overnight frost is a threat.
And yet, spring is here! Nervousness won out and I bought a few seedlings, some of them cold-hardy. These will appease my urge to work in the garden.
The garden is grey after the most unusual winter I've seen. My garden needed some color. I found this starter color in the market next door.
Primulas, pansies and some bulb flowers, wildflowers in the woods, flowers that herald spring and I love having in my garden. In fact, I have some but I want more. Hardy and unpretentious flowers, after flowering they disappear and then appear again next spring!
I almost forgot! I also bought three tulips and two small myosotis bushes. These I forgot to photograph before planting, so I'm showing them as they are in the garden, in their place.
This year my garden will change. I have started some changes since last autumn by planting my Mediterranean plants in the garden and protecting them with foil. Until now I kept these flowers in pots and in winter I took them indoors. Unfortunately, they were having a hard time making it through the winter and I lost many of them. That's why I decided to leave them outside for the winter and now I'm curious if they made it through the cold season, which, fortunately, was not very cold. Their luck and mine, I hope!
This is not the only change planned. For the first time, I have made a plan that I want to implement and not let myself be inspired by the moment. That's why I have already moved some of the plants, like these hydrangea bushes. I know they are shade plants and I hope they like it here...
I will plant the seedlings bought now around a tree, the Japanese maple, and around a tall stem rose. The rest I'll leave free for later arrangements when the outside temperature allows.
Now a closer look! ... around the Japanese Maple.
... and around the rose!
Now I've put some color in and I'm very happy. The yard (garden) doesn't look too good though. I took a few pictures so I can compare them to how it will look next month. I will try to take a testimonial at the end of each month from now on.
So far we have only talked about plants brought into the garden, but there are some that bloom every year, flowers brought from nature, from the forest. Flowers that bring nature closer to us.
I think I have brought a more or less correct picture of my garden, my little garden. I haven't done much work, just a few moves and a few plantings that I can't go wrong with, these plants are hardy and adapt quickly.
I like the blue color. I end with some pictures of myosotis, a beautiful blue flower!
This was my #gardenjournal for the month of March, a journal consisting of two posts. I chose to show more of the beauty of the result of the work and less of the work. Because work is not beautiful. I hope work enthusiasts don't get upset.
A friend said he would like to "meet" the one who says old age is beautiful (an often used cliché), I would like to extend this saying to work. I am old!
I have a very small front yard. That's it! Desire was great, power and understanding were small. My last house has a very small yard.