Last summer's heat wave took a toll on the strawberry bed. Only two plants were left standing come this Spring. The soil in the bed was compacted with roots and some suckers from nearby trees, so R. decided to dig up the entire bed, add compost and green material, and replant it with new strawberry plants. We picked up three varieties at the nursery yesterday afternoon: Milan, Berri Basket Pink, and Everlasting. Berri Basket Pink has pink flowers rather than white.
The plants all had suckers with new plants forming on them, so we
clipped those from the main plants and popped them into little pots to
see which ones will thrive. If even half of them make it, then R. got his money's worth from these plants!
We also picked up Indian mint, banana mint, and lime mint. The banana mint transplant had loads of spiraling roots at the bottom of the pot. I removed some of the roots and repotted them. (They're in the bottom left quadrant of the picture below.) Hopefully, this will give us extra mint plants in a few weeks' time.
I'd hoped to get a begonia at the nursery, but they were very picked over. The ones remaining were leggy and less than robust. On the way out, I spotted a table filled with sunny gazanias and chose one of those, instead. So cheerful looking!
The lilacs are late to open this year. They just started to bloom yesterday. Between the apple/crabapple blossoms and the lilacs, the scent in the air is heavenly.
Lou snoozing indoors on a cloudy, drizzly day. Curled up like a mushroom top. :)
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