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May 15, 2019 ·

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“Ferris Wheel” wins as the first daff bloom! I

“Ferris Wheel” wins as the first daff bloom! It totally surprised me because I didn’t think this was an early variety - the best part? It smells like chocolate! Seriously!

I just love daffodils. They’ve been really brightening up my nightly walks with Lucy with their glow.

Scott helped me out and planted over a thousand new narcissus last fall when I was out with Covid. Let’s hear it for the hubs!

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The peony roots are starting to poke through and w

The peony roots are starting to poke through and while I won’t be harvesting any blooms for the first few years I’m so excited.

Aren’t peonies beautiful - with their crazy colorings as they emerge? I learned about the magic of plant coloring last night in a lecture by Stanford’s Dr. Virginia Wolbot hosted by @santacruzdahlias The dark red/purple color of the new growth acts as a sunscreen while the plants are emerging - a natural hardening off process if you will. So. Cool. It was a great lecture and left me so curious.

In terms of peonies, I potted up a few varieties that I couldn’t get into the ground in the fall (we had Covid and got behind) that will be available for purchase at the starter sale in May if you are interested.

I may have to go snag more pics of this in the snow today. Oh Colorado. You do you.

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Did you know that tulips are harvested at “color

Did you know that tulips are harvested at “color crack” stage? This gives you the longest vase for your tulips. This is day 1 for the tight buds in this picture and the picture of the solo tulip was picked on Saturday and is four days into it’s vase display.

Variety: Foxy Foxtrot

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The first tulip of the season has arrived. Foxy fo

The first tulip of the season has arrived. Foxy foxtrot. I think she shows up a bit more yellow in pics than she is in real life. She’s a bit on the small side but makes up for it in her sweet smell (I think it smells like honey) and vase life. She also changes a bit in color as she ages.

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So excited to have received some new (very beautif

So excited to have received some new (very beautiful) dahlia tubers. Most notably, KA’s Rosie Jo and Valley Tawny. 🤤 #bloomingbetties #flowerfarm #lovelandcolorado

Can someone tell me why chickens are so fun to pho

Can someone tell me why chickens are so fun to photograph? These jerks have been cooped up since motoring off some sweet peas but I decided they could be ungrounded with close supervision. (Most of the sweet peas are ok - just potentially mislabeled. 🤷‍♀️

This is our Chocolate Orpington “Big Brown” as dubbed by Wally. Shortly after this was taken he went for the phlox and got a nice shower from the garden hose.

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The race is on to get as much done as I possibly c

The race is on to get as much done as I possibly can before the flower “season” starts next week (ish) and tulips start finding their way to their destiny.

Today I took cuttings of geraniums, basil, and dahlias. I love cuttings to be honest but feeling like I should have done this a month ago. Shown here is Mrs. Henry Cox and she’s a heck of a plant. Geraniums, especially scented are some of my favorite greens.

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