Get Your Garden On!! National Gardening Month
April in National Gardening Month and already the month has flown by and I haven't gotten too much gardening done! I'm planning on hitting it hard this weekend!! I do have some garlic and onions growing from last year and kale and lettuce have been in for a few weeks, but summer is right around the corner and I'm itching to get in all the fabulous summer veggies!Weather in the Mid-Atlantic has been a little chaotic this month. 80 degrees the first 2 days of the month and then we wake up to a snow-covered ground the next day. Freezing temps at night and sunny 60 degree skies, and just yesterday was 84 and humid today we wake up to 50 with a chilly rain. Crazy temperatures like this make it a little hectic for gardening and can shock summer plants so be careful for the next few weeks, till it really starts to warm up.Anyone starting a garden this year? Can even be just flowers! Remember you don't need a huge space to grow a few things. You'll be surprised what you can grow in a pot. Try herbs just to start off, or grab a large pot and grow your own tomato plants. Think you have a black thumb?? Try sunflowers they are so easy to grow and will always brighten your day. The biggest obstacle is keeping them away from the squirrels and the birds!!Here's to gardening and National Gardening Month! May yours be plentiful this year and bring you good health and some inner peace. (Here's a little shot of Bearded Irises from Provence, France!!)