Therapy Thursday - today in the garden . . .

In February, I was itching to plant. Since it was still too cold, I perused the garden catalogs and put in an order instead. Then the beauties began to arrive - and I wasn't ready for them.  Most of the bulbs and dry root stock I ordered came right in the throws of report cards, closing my classroom, and moving my daughter home. Needless to say, getting them in the ground fell to the bottom of my priority list.  

Two weeks ago, they at least made it out of their boxes and I got them sorted: shade, part shade, full sun. That's as far as I got. They still looked good - but I knew it would serve me right if they dried out or rotted. I knew better, but sometimes it is what it is, we have to breathe and let go. 

I think the thing that was feeding my hesitation was that the beds where I think I want to put them aren't ready yet. They still need A LOT of work in the weeding and stump removal area. Let me just admit right here - I put the cart before the horse and now I have to deal with the situation. 

The planting directions said they should be soaked for 1/2 hour before planting. I had this brilliant idea (think brain on summer vacation) to leave them in their bags while they soaked so I wouldn't mix them up.  Well, by the time I got to planting them (way more than 1/2 hour), the ink had come off the labels so I had no idea what was what anyway.  LOL  ^.^  

I decided that I would plant them in pots to be transplanted later when I got the beds ready.That way I could also determine which, if any, weren't going to make it after all.  I labeled what I could decipher and put question marks to the rest - it'll be like getting surprise gifts!