Fall fun can be an afternoon gardening as a family. Just be sure you prepare correctly! See what lesson I learned the hard way.
We've recently moved to a beautiful, cream yellow house that has so many landscaping possibilties. (Read that as there are NO borders or foundational plantings at all!) I can't wait to get started on it but I know I need a little more time to plan exactly what I want to do. Most of the house will need beds prepared but I wanted to get some plants in the ground now for color this spring.
So, yesterday afternoon I bundled up the kids and we headed out into the pre-rainstorm wind to plant some bulbs I had picked up at a local garden center. I am ashamed to admit that in the move my favorite spade has disappeared into a black hole of cardboard boxes and I have yet to uncover it so I went out to the garden armed only with a large mixing spoon. I dug big holes and my almost two year old son had a blast dropping the bulbs in and covering them up.
Together, we planted 48 'King Alfred' daffodils, 100 'Red Emperor' tulips and 84 Muscari armeniacum. I used a layering technique along the side of our driveway that I think will yield beautiful results come spring. I'm excited to see how they look coming up all together.
What is not quite as exciting however is the painful blister that has appeared on the side of my finger. The lesson learned? Wear garden gloves and use a spade or shovel!
Happy Planting!
