Garden Bloom in June

Despite the fact that summer warms us up just a little, the garden grows and blooms. Rhododendrons were among the first to bloom. I have several varieties bred in Finland, they are quite cold-resistant. And yet this summer they were late in blooming. 

 

Several years ago I planted garden lilies of the valley. Now they have grown in shady places.I am happy with roses that grow and bloom despite the vagaries of the weather. They are so simple and sweet, pleasing to the eye, you want to touch them.

 

The fruit trees have already bloomed, and now I am fighting aphids that fill the leaves. The day when I can taste the fruit is still a long way off, but I don’t want to give them to aphids.

Vegetables grow well. On cold nights I have to use covering material, as +6 degrees at night is not suitable for vegetables at all.

I'll tell you about my progress. I can already go down the stairs well, although I have to use help to go up. I move slowly, but I try to do what needs to be done, so I plan what and when to do. I'm waiting for warm weather, like all the plants in the garden. 

These are the daily joys in the garden. Looking at nature, you understand that you need to appreciate every moment of this summer.

 

Tulips In My Garden

 I love tulips and always pay attention to their height and flowering time indicated on the packaging and try to select varieties that will delight from mid-April to early June based on flowering time. 

 

Bright colors, graceful form and ease of cultivation have made tulips one of the most beloved garden flowers. I don’t remember, but one spring, fringed and double tulips appeared in my garden, planted so that each flower could be examined separately. My main goal in growing tulips is to decorate the garden. 

Tulips are fairly unpretentious plants and can tolerate any garden soil and location. I always follow the feeding and select a place for the plants. After flowering, the dying foliage of tulips is covered by hostas, dicentra, phlox and conifers growing nearby, which grow back just in time for the yellowing of the tulip foliage. 

I do not dig up tulip bulbs every year. You can leave them in one place for 2-3 years. If you do not plan to dig up tulips for several years, do not forget to mark their planting sites so as not to damage them later. 

If you have tulips growing in your garden, tell me about your experience growing them.

My Little Willow Was Broken

 In winter, under a cap of snow, the willow was beautiful. The sun's rays broke through its branches. But the snow and strong gusty wind turned out to be too strong for such a small willow. 

 

In the spring, when the snow melted, the willow presented a sad sight. Its not thick trunk turned out to be broken. Parts of the bark and wood stuck out in all directions. I was so sorry for my beauty. 

What could I do? I I could not go to the garden and asked my neighbor to cut down its wounded trunk and coat the cut with garden pitch. It turned out that new branches had already begun to grow from the remaining part of the trunk.

 

I hope that at the end of the warm season the willow will transform and will look fluffy and green. Of course, it will not immediately become a beauty, but over time I hope my willow will be like this.