Planting Flowers

As I noted in my previous post, aside from growing vegetables, I am attempting to also grow some flowers. This one is very new for me, as I have some experience with veggies (mainly tomatoes!)

Not having much knowledge about flowers aside from he standard varieties (roses, tulips, carnations, daisies, etc.) I paid a visit to a local garden centre and perused the selection. Again, I'm a very amateur gardener - especially when it comes to growing flowers - so I basically picked ones that were colourful, and that matched the other varieties I selected. This ended up being a few packages of mixed varieties, rather than selecting a few specific flowers. 

It turns out, and unsurprisingly, that this was the easy part! Preparing the land was a bit more work than I had anticipated. This was mostly because it had been a different type of garden previously. There were some flowers, but it also was used to grow some vegetables for sharing with passers-by. 

In order to prepare the land to be ready for the flower seeds, I had to weed, remove the mulch, tidy up the rock border, and even add some fresh soil. In all it took a little over an hour to do, including heading out to buy the soil. So, a bit laborious, but only for a short period of time. I'm also told that some people enjoy listening to music or podcasts while doing this work. Personally, I enjoy just listening to the sounds of whatever is around me... and me talking to myself! 

Below are a few shots of the transition:

Above and below: the flower garden before weeding, adding soil, and general clearing.

Weeds removed, soil placed, and seeds planted! All that is needed is some rain and sunshine!

Now, I'm once again playing the waiting game, and this time I don't believe the progress will be as visible as with the vegetables. The seed packages suggest 10-14 days from the time they are planted to when the first start to sprout, so we'll see. But, I'll be sure to update you!