The Gift That Keeps on Giving!

A Christmas gift from my aunt that last six months with a variety of bulbs arriving each month. The amaryllis bulbs were the hardest to sustain and I managed to save one that should bloom this Christmas.
 

I tried to photograph each month, but am sure I missed a few as there were some muscari that I do not see in the photos, but I at least have an idea of what is to bloom at the farmhouse next spring.

As much as I love receiving bulbs as a gift, it sure was a lot of work. This space had to be cleared of mondo grass, then I added manure and humus to the soil and bone meal for the bulbs.

Planting took a good day to complete, they are all in but I think I may have planted hyacinths too shallow as I already see leaves and dumped some more dirt on top of them.

Not much left in the garden, the last of the zinnias.

A forsythia was in bloom much to my surprise!

Last of the roses.  We were supposed to have a freeze/frost last week, but it never happened. The temps next week are low, so this may be the last of everything, even my beloved basil.

Drying hydrangeas are always as pretty as the first blooms.