Primroses and a Poppy

We're back!

Sadly, the community garden is going to close after this year. We'll still have some stuff growing there (and some pictures). But fortunately, there are little tiny spaces to grow things at our new house, so we've been doing that!

In November, before we moved in, I planted a bunch of bulbs. Some little purple crocuses and reddish tulips, which came up around the same time in late March:




Then we went to see the cherry trees.

Then the next set of tulips came up. No closeup photos here because they seem to have been infested with some gross flies. They were nice from a distance, though.


And this week, the alliums, also from bulbs, opened up. They're quite tall (unlike me) and almost spherical (like me):

And there are a couple ranunculus flowers blooming. I'd hoped for more, and more colors, but maybe they're on their way.


So here's how the whole front looks right now, post-tulips, with alliums blooming, and the chrysanthemum bushes not yet in bloom. The pansies in front are nice, but sadly aren't perennials.

Meanwhile, on the back patio: beans!


And here's a rose from one of our two rose bushes, which we can't take credit for, but really like.