Anytime soon...

Dayliles are budding and anytime soon I may see the blooms. I have these all around the house.

Hostas in a row

Here is picture of beautiful hostas in a row from backyard. They are in full shade.

Roses and Pests

So far this year it hasn't been a good time for my roses. In the early spring Winter Moth attacked them along with the other deciduous plants. We got all the deciduous trees sprayed for reducing the damage, but due to rainy days, timing didn't work well and caterpillars have started their work. After over coming this problem, I have seen some black spot on the rose bushes. Suspecting if this is a fungus I sprayed them with baking soda water. Now finally they have started growing and I see these tiny critters. After some research on internet I figured that they are Aphids which feed on plant sap. Today I sprayed neem-bon which is a organic spray for Aphids and other pests.

Spinach Omelett

I harvested the spinach today to prepare a yummy spinach omelett.

Foxgloves

I got Foxgloves last year from a swap. Being a biennal, last year leaves formed a rosette close to the ground, this year it bloomed. I recently learned that they are poisonous, so I may remove them before it may reseed itself and propagate. But the flowers are indeed very beautiful.

Tophat Blueberry

Newest addition to my container garden, "Tophat Blueberry". This is a variety for containers and supposed to yield yummy blueberries too. Blueberries are very particular about soil and warm temparatures. I potted it in peatmoss and making sure not to over water the plant.

Plant Swap 09

Attended a local plant swap and got these babies. Its always nice to meet people with common interests. This year I didn't have much to offer except for some lilac suckers which will grow into shrubs slowly.

Herbs & Greens

Left: Neon Chard Right: Baby Spinach

One of my plans for summer is to have herbs and a few Greens in containers. Can't beat the aroma of fresh herbs in my delicious meals. The home grown salad greens and baby spinach give a great taste to any salad, as they are organically grown and freshly harvested. My daughter learned harvesting the herbs one leaf at a time and gets excited to do so :). Some herbs are growing and some are yet to grow, they are in seedling state.

Fenugreek sprouting out

Coriander/Cilantro

Robot Teacher

This has nothing to do with plants. Like I have blogged about new robot plants, I was surprised to see a Robot taking over a class. Interesting?? huhh

Seedlings

Most of the seeds I have sown have germinated but yet to get their true leaves, this is taking a long time. In any case I am planning to get them out early June.

Buy one get one free

I got a deal at one of the stores, buy one plant and get another free. So here are the 2 plants I got home and planted them in my spray painted pots.

First Containers

This is my first container arrangement, got inspired by the projects by Fern @ lifeonthebalcony. I have not used all the exact plants but using Spotted Deadnettle (Lamium maculatum), Coleus and Celosia. I felt its a thriller, filler and spiller concept. If you have noticed, the pots have been spray painted to get a metallic look.

salad greens getting there...

Thriving Mint...

This is my peppermint plant, I repotted couple of weeks back and its growing well. After over wintering it and getting it back to grow, its real doing well from last year. Here is the picture from last year.

Happy Mothers Day!

Happy Mothers day to all the moms out there. I had a wonderful day today, went out for a first 5k road race, for which my daughter and husband have come to cheer me. These are flowers my neighbour got them for me to wish the day. They are beautiful and fragrant lilacs from her backyard.