At the beginning of the month, Jonathan gave me crocus and hyacinth spring bulbs for my birthday along with the promise to do the planting. It is now time for the planting, so on Wednesday afternoon he came over after school to complete the gift.
The first order of business was to plant the crocuses along the south-facing edge of the garden because that is where the snow cover first disappears. It wasn't easy to plant 30 bulbs in the narrow space amidst rocks, especially because it also involved ripping up some weed-barrier cloth.
After the crocuses came the hyacinths. There are tulips strewn around the actual garden, so we decided to plant the hyacinths in the lawn around the front edge of the garden where passersby would see them. We figured that the foliage will be gone before or shortly after first mowing. We shall see. Digging 10 bigger holes in a more open space was easier for JJ than 30 small ones in the confined space.
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| He arranged the bulbs and began to dig the holes, one at a time. |
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| A plug of earth has been removed. He rests the bulbs on top for the photo. |
He planted tulips for us last year. Let's hope that this planting is also successful.
My son has a pair slip on like you have on.
ReplyDeletePlanting IN the lawn?? how much lawn are you prepared to lose when they all start multiplying?
ReplyDeleteCrocuses bloom before mowing. You just mow the lawn as usual.
DeleteThey are just past the edge of the garden. We’ll see how it goes, we are short of room.
DeleteIt is nice to have young help for tasks like that. That is why I have a hard time saying no whenever one of my older neighbors asks for help even though I'm not young anymore. I just know that someday I will be asking for help and I hope to not feel so guilty about it when the day comes because I did my share of helping out.
ReplyDeleteGardening and bird watching are two hobbies that slow ageing effects on cognition
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to the spring show!
ReplyDeleteThey look lovely in the spring!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to be digging up most of my gardens this fall and spring. Want to lend me your grandson?
ReplyDeleteKidding.
What a kind and thoughtful gift he has given you.
Can't wait to see the blooms!
That's not only a fabulous gift, the MOST fabulous part is that he did the planting!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure Jonathon learns from this experience and will learn to love gardening
ReplyDeleteHe's a good kid.
ReplyDeleteSomething I miss not having grandchildren. He is a good young man.
ReplyDeleteDig in, this is such a wonderful gift. I like anyone who gets their hands dirty!
ReplyDeleteA gift that keeps on giving. Love it.
ReplyDeleteHow nice. I hope they all come up and we see pictures of them.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely!!! Thank you so much for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteThis is a very nice post. You are so lucky.
ReplyDeleteYou've trained JJ well. Is this his last year of high school?
ReplyDeleteAre those your indoor slippers you're wearing?
They are slides of some kind. I keep them by the door to just wear outside for a few moments.
DeleteWhat a great gift and a great young man!
ReplyDeleteI love tulips but planting them is no picnic! Hurrah for Jonathan and his help!!
ReplyDeleteI have yet to do the tulip bulb planting this year. Maybe Jonathan can pop over for a bit of digging?
ReplyDeleteI need a Jonathan around here too!
ReplyDeleteYou both are so cute. (Reminds me of my Dad: he had the grandsons plant a tree at their new homes, then sneak out at night to "water" them as only boys can do.) Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteThat is the sweetest gift! Not just the bulbs, but planting them. What a good man he is becoming.
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