I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.
I have heard a few reports from the Central Ohio Home and Garden Show and so far the reports have been positive.
Now I am all pumped up to attend tomorrow.
I did get some more seeds sown indoors last week. I am going to mention them here so I will have a record of them for my winners and bummers list. LOL!
If they do not germinate it is usually my fault but I am one stubborn gardener and hate to let a teeny tiny seed get the best of me. But there are times when I have gotten seeds from certain companies that have not done as well as other companies. I keep records in my seed logs and if after all my efforts they just do not do well I have the name of that company where I purchased them and do not buy from them again. I am sure you all have had similar results with seeds and even with buying some plants.
Anyway, here are the seeds I sowed last week.
Angelica “Ebony’ caught my eye when I was purchasing seeds. I loved the dark foliage and rose colored blooms.
Aquilegia Clematiflora
By next spring these should be blooming for me.
Although it is hard for me to wait on seed grown perennials to come to maturity lets face it seeds are cheaper and you get a bunch of flowers from them to stick all around the garden or to pass along to other gardeners.
A Bellflower mixture was also sown so when ever these bloom it is going to be a surprise on the colors that germinated. All three colors well fit into my garden so it really does not matter much which grows.
Dianthus Barbatus “Sooty". Again I loved the deep color in this flower.
Chaenarrhinum “Summer Skies”
This is completely new to me and I have not grown it before so I do not know what to expect with this annual. I thought it would look pretty spreading out of the sides in some of my containers.
Lewisia “Bright Eyes” to add to some containers.
Salvia “Fairy Queen”
Tithonia “Fiesta de Sol”
I also sowed just a few of the “Scabiosa” blooming zinnias. The rest of the seeds for this one I will sow direct when it warms up outdoors this spring.
In April I plan to sow a Torenia “Kauai” mixture for some shady containers.
Impatiens and some vegetables will also be sown then to later put out in the garden the last of May. The weather has been nice this year to tempt me to try to get them out earlier but here in Ohio the weather changes all the time so I will hold off no matter if they have moved our zone 5b to a 6a zone.
The petunias and geraniums have sprouted indoors and are doing very well.
So some gardening has been done and my hands have been into the soil but what I really want is to get outdoors and get to work on the flower beds. It will not be much longer now since February is at an end. For the shortest month this has seemed the longest somehow. So I am glad to kiss February goodbye this week.
Everyone have a great week and…..
Happy Gardening,
Lona
25 comments:
We are showing more and more signs of spring every day here in Arkansas.
Good luck with all your new seeds - I particularly love the colour of the Aquilegia - I grow lots myself and am quite happy that they self-seed all over the place.
Lovely choices...I love that Columbine! I know what you mean on the variability of seeds. I also find it humorous that the Knautia seeds I planted last winter had around a 1 in 12 germination route...but the ones in my garden seem to have about a 100% germinatin rate, judging by all the seedlings in my gravel path this spring!
Where in the house are you doing your seeds? Those are some beauties and I hope they do well for you. I think most of my seeds will be direct sowed. If any of them don't make it - oh well it's just seeds. Do know anything about lisianthus and growing it from seed? How do you think columbine will do outdoors from seed?
PS I'll get another post up tomorrow. I've been kinda lazy about blogging lately.
Those are some great selections. I'm anxious to see how your torenia do. I love the old 'Clown Mixed' but it has gotten so hard to find!
Hope all the flower seeds come up..it a great variety of flowers. Deb
The month of love is certainly short haha... but Lona, looks like March is going to more exciting for you. Those seeds once sprouted is going to give you lots of fun. So, have fun deciding where to plant them! Btw, I hope Dianthus Barbatus “Sooty" will grow happily for you.
Lona - again - such marvellous new ideas for flowers in the garden. I will have to try to locate some of these fabulous seeds. Thx for bringing them to my attention!
I just love that dark sooty dianthus. I had better get busy today and set up my plant lights and go through my seeds.
Eileen
I know Patsy and I am so jealous. LOL!
Aquilegia is one of the early blooms around here in the garden so I keep adding them and letting them seed. I just move them around.
Now Scott you know they always come up where you do not want them too and never where you plant them. LOL!
Hi Becca. I have an old Bakers Rake that I have lights attached to and germinate my seeds. I love the blooms on lisianthus but have never grown them. I think it takes a long time for them to get going and bloom.Columbine should do well. They like partial shade so I love them in my shade garden.They take a year to mature so do not give up on them.
I love torenia too Ed so I liked this mix of colors for the shady containers.
I do to Deb. Sometimes they do well for me and other times not so much. LOL!
I hope the dianthus grows well to Steph. I loved the colors. I have a pink one so this Sooty should look well beside it.
I hope you can find some great seeds for your garden. I love seeing what everyone else is trying and how they did for them.
You got to get in gear girl! LOL!
Lona girl those first two plants really wowed me ! I hope to see them in your garden girl !!
I grew Sooty and it is a nice plant .. I missed our little garden show here for the first time in years. Just not up to speed still .. but I am glad you have enjoyed or will enjoy yours ? LOL
Very nice plants .. seeds ? Good luck with them !!
Joy : )
Lona you always have such a pretty collection of blooms. Love that Lewisia. I used to grow the Mexican Sunflower, Tithonia and really liked it. May have to get some seeds for that one!
Just got back after making a day of it and I am wore out but happy with the show!
I have never grown Tithonia before Janet so I am hoping it does well for me. I love that it well be a bloom that will be blooming later in the season.
I'll take at least one of each...wow I love them.
Keep forgetting that Lewisia can be grown from seed, and so many other plants also. We have never really had the room to do any seeding in our condo. That Angelica looks amazing!
Jen @ Muddy Boot Dreams
Great job Lona! What will you pair the dark dianthus with? I find that I like the dark flower/foliage plants but have a hard time combining them with other plants for the best display. I am back to my original blog,just couldn't handle wordpress.
Great seed choices. I especially like the Angelica and the Dianthus.
Your header is so nice and spring-like! Very pretty. Have fun at the garden show.
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