No rest for the weary

Today we finally took out our packet of seeds for March planting. Besides the annual herbs, such as dill and cilantro, we will start our annual flowers. With our mild spring weather, these seeds can go right in the ground. But we still like to start them in an outdoor nursery, where we can tend the seedlings during their first few weeks of delicate growth and then, when they are good and hardy, transplant them to their summer places.


As usual, we are planting more flowers than we need: 3 varieties of cosmos, 5 varieties of zinnias, 9 varieties of sunflowers, Mexican torch flowers, a mix of butterfly-favorites, and lots of marigolds to companion plant among the tomatoes. Also, we are planting 2 varieties of morning glories -- a weed, but a beautiful weed. And we are planting moonflowers. Do you know about moonflowers? They are morning glories of the evening. They bloom at dusk. Each flower pin-wheels open in beautiful slow motion, while releasing a heavenly scent.

And these are just the annuals. Don't forget the forget-me-nots. And don't forget the hollyhocks, the dahlias, the roses, the gladioli, the lilies, the lavender, ...

But really, can you ever have too many flowers?