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(Well, early for a shade garden in Calgary!) And even better - each patch gets bigger every year!
Chionodoxa and tulipa tarda are bulbs and can be planted in fall. Bergenia is an "evergreen" perennial which means the leaves overwinter (they look a little tatty in spring but are perking up now and will be their beautiful, glossy green selves again soon!)
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...a straight arch!!
Thanks to hubby for helping me re-install this arch after our neighbour took down (with permission) one of our spruce trees last fall. The arch was not-so-well-supported before so this time we took the opportunity to make sure it is straight and will remain straight forevermore!!!
The removal of the spruce means much more sun for the veggie garden (hooray!) and also a big empty spot for........??????? (stay tuned!)
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At this time of year I usually chuckle at the people complaining about the weather. As an experienced Calgary gardener, I always say - don't get excited about spring until at least early May and then you won't be disappointed! Okay, well it's early May and my garden still looks like this:
Argh.
But before we got this big dump, I did manage to get my cool-season veggie seeds planted:
My spinach, kale, lettuce, peas, chard and arugula were planted on Apr 27 and, unlike me, they will be completely unbothered by this weather!!
For resources on vegetable gardening in Calgary, see my posts:
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