In The Garden - May 1

I awoke to snow this morning! While, I admit, this might not really be my first choice for birthday weather, there is definitely a bright side. In all the years that we have lived in this house, when it snows on May 1, it has never frosted after that. So, in theory at least, winter is over and I can plant the whole garden!

I planted most of the tomatoes yesterday. Mike helped me get the walls o' water on them last night. Thank goodness!

 

The peas seem unfazed by the frosty coating.

If ever there was a need for cyber scent transfer technology, this is it.  The Korean Spice Bush is covered with blooms this year.  And they are very, very fragrant.  I can smell them all over inside the house...when it's warm enough to have the doors and windows open, that is.  lol.

The pruning that Mike and I did to this shrub last year really improved its shape and apparently, increased the bloom set.

I had begun to think that none of my tulips made it through the winter.  Then, about two weeks ago, they shot up out of the ground.  And now they're blooming.  Those yellow and white blooms are over five inches tall from base to petal tip.

On the down side, the pepper and herb starts will be spending the day inside with the geraniums. Much too cold for them today!