White Peppermint

We had a great warm weekend for April here, along with enjoying the weather, I got my hands dirty and did some re-potting. We haven't yet passed the frost date and weather is so great. Boston topped off at 87 degrees at 4:28 PM today. This sets a record high temperature for April 26. The previous record was 85 degrees set back in 1872. Here is my white peppermint, I bought this perennial last year and after the growing season, I planted it outside in the yard, it overwintered in snow and started showing signs of growth this spring. I dug it up and did the repotting.

Visit to US Botanical Garden in DC

Spring was one of the great times to visit DC, along with memorials, monuments, museums we went to US Botanical Garden and here are few pictures from there.

Stroll around the garden

We were away last whole week visiting Washington DC area. After coming back, I captured these colorful flowers in the garden. I will post some of the pictures soon.

Vinca minor

I feel the perennials are amazing, every year in winter, seeing all the snow we receive, I get a feeling "Will the plants comeback after winter??" But to their name, all perennials come back beautifully. Here is a picture of "Vinca Minor" an evergreen perennial from my garden.

Chlorophytum

Chlorophytum, aka Spider Plant is a new addition to my houseplants. This has come with some babies on the stalks, which make propagation easy. Trying to propagate it in a smaller pot.

Salad Greens seeds

Here are the first set of seeds germinated for the season.

Buds

All bulbs & shrubs are all budding, here is the current scene from the backyard. In picture, Dayliles, Daffodils, Roses and Lilacs buds.