Trick or Treat?

Mother nature is definitely a trickster. Woke up today to no power, and at least an inch of snow on the ground. Didn't get power until sometime after 4pm....I say SOMETIME, because I headed to my mothers who never lost power and returned home at 8pm to power! I never expected to see snow covered trees bowing to the ground,snow covered roofs and shoveling the driveway...the day before Halloween??!! Hence Trick not Treat!!


The poor pots, all tucked together after Hurricane Irene and now the snow.

 Well, I wanted to get my peonies into the ground as soon as possible. So, yes I braved the inch of snow. I cleared the snow off the bed and trudged forward planting the beautiful peonies from yesterdays blog. All of them hat a least 3 eyes some had 4! Hope all will be well with them.

Bulbs and Peonies

 Well, I've been obsessing about bulbs. Got the John Scheepers catalog and I couldn't stop myself, just wanted everything they had to offer. But, I finally settled on some color choices and placed the order (eh, I've already got a list going for next fall...I know, I"m OBSESSED)! All bulbs have been planted except for a couple of daffodils that I have to tuck somewhere. Planted tulips in the front and side gardens as well as daffodils. Front is mostly shades of purple and the side is a mix of apricot and pink. Also, planted crocus along the front walkway and hyacinths again shades of purple and some yellow. All together planted ~400 bulbs. Thank goodness for the bulb auger that attached to my husbands electric drill. It made the job so easy and it also helped that we had rain earlier in the week, which made the ground nice and soft. Now, just need to keep the squirrels away. I've been checking and haven't seen any holes dug up yet. Crossing my fingers, and might do a squirrel dance. I made sure I planted the Tulip bulbs at least 8inches deep, so I'm hoping this helps.

My last fall shipment of plant material arrived today, super excited...it's like Christmas! I sent away for some beautiful peonies from Peonys Envy http://www.peonysenvy.com/. They were so beautifully packaged, it was like receiving a gift from a good friend.



Even got a nice card thanking me for the order.

Hoping to get the peonies into the ground tomorrow, hopefully there won't be too much snow! Yes, it's snowing BEFORE Halloween!! I'm planting these near my coral colored peonies, creating a small peony cutting garden.