We leased a car; we were car-free in NYC for close to 10 years; I feel like an adult now.
And, of course, our first trip was to visit the cutting garden. Everything is looking so healthy and remember the dahlias that I planted two weeks ago? They're sprouting like crazy. I was a bit nervous about them since the tubers started sprouting two months before I could plant them. But they look good. So good.
I was also able to put together a country-inspired nosegay to bring back to the city.
No trip to Western MA would be complete without a little wildlife.
The birdies:
Alvin:
And, of course, our first trip was to visit the cutting garden. Everything is looking so healthy and remember the dahlias that I planted two weeks ago? They're sprouting like crazy. I was a bit nervous about them since the tubers started sprouting two months before I could plant them. But they look good. So good.
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| dahlia beds freshly covered with peat moss |
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| one of my favorite dahlias of all -- the 'cafe au lait' dahlia |
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| clematis |
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| really pretty double variety |
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| the beds |
I was also able to put together a country-inspired nosegay to bring back to the city.
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| lady's mantle, spirea, scabiosa, veronica, coral bells and foliage |
No trip to Western MA would be complete without a little wildlife.
The birdies:
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| gold finches |
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| cardinal (his girlfriend is never too far behind) |
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| blue jay -- the bully of the bunch |
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| wild turkey. not from this weekend, but last year. it's standing where the beds are now |
Alvin: