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I should be at the farm planting. After the nice (but too brief) shower we had on Friday, the ground is finally softened a bit for digging, and the overcast skies and forecast for rain is perfect planting weather. I'll go over in just a bit. The gardens are really coming along, especially the Cottage, Purple, Shade and Enchanted Forest. They are filled with colorful perennials. Now, if I can just get the annuals added, then mulched, we'll be set for the summer! The Cook's Garden is already providing dozens of tasty salads. I've been mixing beautiful lettuces, chickory, sorrel and chives with various herbs and edible flowers, then dressed with a light balsamic/basil viniagrette. Yum! The peas, beans, and salsify are up, but no sign of the beets:( I've just begun planting in the Moonlight Garden. Should have gotten the sweet alyssum in sooner, but it was just so hot and dry that I decided to wait. Of course, the Fairy Garden has been charming and pretty since April 1, and it is still looking great. The miniature coral bells, Pixie Dianthus and sweet woodruff have added their color to the primroses, violas and other tiny plants that have been blooming since early Spring. The Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden is already doing its job--providing lots of nectar for its flying visitors. The Dames Rocket has been blooming for weeks, and is now being joined by lots of other perennials, and a few annuals that I put in a week ago. All in all, I'm pretty satisfied with the gardens at the moment. I just haven't had time to work in them, because I've spent most hours of the day dragging hoses trying to keep the plants watered! The sales areas are just bursting with plants, and the greenhouses are STILL full, so it's a major time-grabber. Better get planting!
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