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The good news? Both pots of mums are the same color (I inherited the second pot). The bad news? They’re already blooming.
There are apparently a lot of reasons why they may be blooming – early season bloomers, I didn’t pinch the stems back, too much light from the outdoor light.
I’m not going to complain because they are pretty, they are similar to the mums we had at our wedding ceremony (I still wish I’d had someone save me some of those), and they fit in with the burgundy/maroontwo color scheme that I seem to have going in the yard. I’ll take what I can get – confused or not. 
This was the beginning to my day yesterday. It should have been a better day, but I’m grateful that it began and ended with beauty and love.
There are days when I don’t have the wherewithal to do much beyond feed myself and get myself to work. It was one of those days.
Sometimes you need a reminder that life is good and there will be better days.
Yesterday I planted about 2/3 of my packet of ‘Spitfire’ Nasturtiums for the GROW Project. I put 1/3 in the big pot just outside our front door. The other plant that currently resides in that pot is the Chrysanthemum that E bought this past fall. It occurs to me that I probably should have taken some time to see if Chrysanthemums have some sort of growth inhibitor properties. Ah well.
I planted the other 1/3 of my Nasties along the stairs that lead up to the front of my house. I’d like some color there, and the orange-y red should look nice with the summer bulbs that I planted. Don’t ask what the bulbs are because I have no recollection. They might be the Brodiea laxa that I planted too late last year, and ended up moving several times.
I planted some of the Nasturtiums in the planter along the stairs, and some in the new yard. I’ll be experimenting with climbing vs. trailing. It will be interesting to see the difference. I haven’t decided what to do with the last third. I might just hang on to them for next year.
If you are reading this and you are one of the other GROW members and you have an account on Folia, I’d love to connect up. Feel free to leave a comment with your Folia username or add me as a friend on Folia (trueepicure).
I’m growing Nasturtium “Spitfire” for the GROW project. Thanks, to Renee’s Garden for the seeds.
On my way to work this morning, I watched a small group of men planting tulip bulbs in the courtyard near the Metro. It wouldn’t have been odd at all, except that this group of men was the least stereotypical group of gardeners (big hulking guys) using a power drill with a giant auger bit to create holes for the bulbs. I know this is not an uncommon way to plant bulbs, but it seemed like such a violent way to prepare for something so life-giving and beautiful.
Such beautiful, sunny Chrysanthemums on a rainy day in DC.
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