Monthly Archives: April 2019

The End of March

There are so many things happening in the garden and greenhouse, it is impossible to keep up! My mission this spring was to plant all of the old seeds I already owned, and I’ve pretty much done that. There are trays in the coldframe, the greenhouse and some starter cups in the guest room window on heat. I love how fast some of the seeds come up, like the marigolds–they were up in 3 days! There are some palm trees coming up from the seeds that followed me home from Oahu, too.

Two palm seedlings sprouting from seeds brought back from Oahu.

Below are highlights of the garden and greenhouse.

Osmanthus blooming on the back patio
This pot is next to our water barrel, so I get to smell the sweet fragrance as I fill up the watering can.
This is the plant most connected to my youth–this is a cutting from the crab apple tree my parents had in our front yard of our Burien house circa 1963-1975.
Staged Clivia miniata hybrids spiking in the greenhouse
My big pot of Pleione formosana bulbs only has six flowers this year, so I will divide them up after flowering is done.
A new Pleione cultivar/hybrid blooming in the greenhouse–this one gets multiple flowers on each bulb–this bulb looks like it will have four flowers.
Just a day later, you can see the fimbriated lip and detail. I think this may be Pleione limprictii.
I had to take a few more pictures of the Fritillaria raddeana in the Doug fir bed–these in bright sunlight.
Another view
Last one, I promise…