The Cullen Gardens: April Update

I JUST squeezing in our April update:

We have been very busy working outside the last few weeks in between the crazy thunderstorms and tornado warnings.  I love working in my yard, although my manicure and pedicure don't like it, but I would rather have dirt under fingernails than a boring yard.  My husband tilled up the garden area and with the super duper help from a tough five year old the MAN WORK was done.

 Miss S. pulled all the weeds out of the garden spot:

 Apples are starting to form on the apple tree:

Joshua's zinnia seedlings:

Some of our plants:  We went up to a locally owned garden nursery last weekend and found some wonderful vegs. and flowers.  So wish I had waited and bought all of our plants there, half the price and better quality than the plants at the chain home improvement store.

Just a few of the plants are in:

 

~My helpers~

The front berm is doing wonderful I went out and weeded it last week and finally got the gladiola bulbs in (a month late).  I decided to go with a white/pink theme this year for the new plants.  I filled in the blank spots with white Sweet Williams (Dianthus barbatus) and light pink Periwinkles (Vinca).  The front flower bed just in front of the house has the light pink Periwinkles and white/green caladiums.  If the sun ever decides to stay out long enough and start warming up the soil the flowers will start growing and I can share some flower bed pictures.  We are expecting some more crazy thunder storms tonight. 

You know they do say April showers bring May flowers.  More so for us, April thunder storms with tornado watches hopefully bring calmer, sunnier May days.  ;-)

~Happy planting~

UPDATE APRIL 27th, after MORE rain, tornado warnings and flooding, this is what our garden looks like: Ugh!!!!!

  Our lap pool Veg. Garden

Our swimming hole Backyard

Update: After all the rain, this is what my peeps looked like! lol

I know, I know (to the ones cringing at their clothes) I have learned to pick my battles.

The mud washes out and the peeps slept really good that night.

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