Anyone who knows me knows that I adore springtime. I love the way the earth smells. I love how long the day is. I also love plants!
This is one of my bleeding hearts. Bloom time is still a few weeks away.
This is rhubarb. I don't actually eat it, but I like how it looks.
My daffodils are in full bloom. Surrounding them with annuals grown from seed (like vegetables and wildflowers) makes this bed tough to care for. Next year I think I'll move the daffodils to around the front locust tree.
The peas and lettuce are already planted. I made a handy little trellis out of wood stakes and hardware cloth (poultry fencing) for the tendrils to climb on. I grow the peas mainly for pods. They're awesome in stirfry, but I'll even eat them right off the vine! This year I have two varieties: Drawf Gray Sugar and Oregon Giant. I have two varieties of lettuce, too: Grand Rapids and Iceberg. Head lettuce, like Iceberg, isn't supposed to do well in this climate, but I'm trying it anyway.
I cut a few daffodils to enjoy indoors.