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I hope you had a great week!
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Random Things Happening Behind the Scenes at Bricks ‘n Blooms
What a week it was!
In the Garden
I spent the entire week in the gardens all day long planting! It was such a great week working in the beds too.
So far, I planted up most of the potager garden with my cutting flowers, vegetables, and herbs.
Every single dahlia has been planted and a large majority of my seedlings were planted as well. I still have some more to do, but I made a lot of progress. And fingers crossed the critters leave them all alone so they can thrive!
My new cottage garden is coming along. The perennials have almost all been planted (I have a few more on the way). Because it is a large growing space, I tucked in several seedlings too. Not sure if they’ll all get the right amount of sunlight, but we’ll see how they do.
There is a holly tree in the garden that creates a bit of shade. I am planting shade-tolerant perennials directly behind it. But it creates a small section that is more part shade than full sun.
So before I buy more more shrubs and perennials, I’ll test it out with the cutting flower seedlings I have so it saves a little money this year! LOL
The Front Pond Garden
I think I’ve decided to bring you around some of the gardens every week in these recaps. So this week, I’m highlighting the front pond garden because it looks amazing right now!
Tulip ‘Dordogne’ is a late flowering tulips that looks gorgeous in this border. I planted about a hundred of them in the fall and they are just starting to flower now.
When I bought them, I thought they’d be a little more peachy than orange but let me assure you that they are pretty electric! They have some pinky purple undertones which makes pairing them with purple flowers a win.
As my alliums are starting to bloom, it’s a striking combination to have Dordogne alongside them – so take note of that plant combination if you like it for fall planting.
The ajuga is also blooming and I think I’ve decided to let it spread around this garden so it fills in the gaps and helps prevent weeds. Hopefully, I won’t regret it later.
But can you believe how much this garden has changed since we moved in almost three years ago? I’ve always said, it takes about 5 years for a garden to really fill in and take shape and this bed is certainly tracking in that direction.
College Graduation
This weekend, Chris and I traveled to see our daughter Shana graduate from the food science program at Ohio State! We are so proud of her and really excited for her future.
As an aside, we were unable to see her graduate back in 2020 due to restrictions so I am hopeful that this year’s ceremonies go off without a hitch today. Looks like we may have a little rain, but I’ll take it!
What I’m Shopping For This Week
Since I’ve been planting all week long, I am preparing for all the things that go along with what I’m growing! Here’s what I shopped for this week!
- I restocked this insecticidal soap or neem oil to help control infestations – we are heading into summer and things will start to crop up.
- I am going to set up lots of trellis netting in the beds to support my cutting flowers. To set them up, I need to get a few more green garden stakes. I like using these because they have the little divets in them to grip onto the trellis netting support.
- And speaking of the green garden stakes, I bought a few more mini terracotta pots to top them off so I can see them in the garden while I’m working.
- I bought a few more small peat pots to start the next round of seeds like calendula, borage, cosmos, sunflowers, and pumpkins. I love using these for the direct sow-type plants because I have more control over the soil and their growing conditions. And then you can just plant the peat pot directly into the ground without disturbing the roots.
What’s Happening at Bricks ‘n Blooms
It was a fun week on the blog!
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Amazing Inspiration from Around the Web
I love finding cool inspiration from around the web and wanted to share some of what I’m loving right now.
- These tips for getting a coastal New England look in your home.
- This rustic lantern DIY is so charming!
- This 10-minute flower arrangement.
- These sweet potato chili nachos look so good!
- This ebook for growing zinnias is chock full of info!
- This comprehensive membership for growing dahlias will help you get started on growing beautiful blooms this year!
Thank you so much for following along.
Enjoy a beautiful day! xo
