May Long is for Planting

I’ve always said, the May Long Weekend is my favourite!! Spring is here, time to put away the snow shovel, time to plant the garden. Time to go outside and play!! 

I bought some bulbs from a friend selling them for a fundraiser. I planted 6 lily of the valley bulbs in the back near the cedars. I also planted some other lilies and hostas in the front planters. I am not a gardener but I do what I can. I am quite excited about the lily of the valleys though. We had a lot of them at our old house and they were my favourites. The flowers are so small and delicate.  I don’t think these will bloom this year but they will next year and for many years afterwards. 

The raspberries have also started growing. I wasn’t sure if any had survived but the majority of them have green buds growing. Again, I don’t expect them to bear any fruit this year but for years to come it will grow and spread and we’ll have raspberries by the bucketful!!

One more quick thing... the lilacs are growing quite nicely this year. I can’t wait to see their flowers.