Calla Lilies

The calla lilies at the front of the house are in bloom. Watching them in their various steps as they unfurl their bloom is interesting.

Worms

I turned the composter over this weekend. Worms! I love finding my friendly worms busy in my composter. I took a few out and placed them in my vegetable garden. The others were returned to the composter to keep working their magic.

Irises Blooming in March

Yesterday afternoon was a garden day for me. I had to turn my compost and I had a lot of weeding to do. So when I tripped out the door at noon I was delighted to see the iris blooming.

This iris is offspring to tubers given to me when I was attending Master Gardener classes back in the early 90s. Someone in the class had separated her irises and brought in tubers to share with anyone who was interested. I took three tubers and they have been very productive members of the garden. I separated them a few years ago and shared them with two friends.

When we did the garden update last year, I grabbed a few tubers out of the garden and tossed them in a container with potting soil. They stayed there all summer until the work was done. Then I planted them back in the soil. Tah-Dah. This spring they are back at work creating flowers which would make Monet proud.

Purple Onions

Last fall I planted a patch of onions, both green and purple. I plucked a few from the earth this week to use in a vegetarian lasagne. They were stunning when they were cleaned but even more amazing once I sliced them.