Getting Ready for Spring?

Yep. I'm already looking to the future and getting ready for spring. I'm not totally crazy, I promise. It started when I was trimming back that thorn in my side, my wisteria vine. It was like a bulb went off in my head. And no, not a light bulb, but this kind of bulb.

It's that time of year. Time to plant those bulbs so they will be ready when spring comes! I planted all of those above. I planted daffodil, freesia, dutch iris, and those ridonkulous ranunculus. I guess that was not a good enough undertaking in and of itself. I decided I needed to split my lilies. That was fun. But really easy. It usually takes about 2-3 years for your flowers to be ready to split. You will know because you can look at tell that there are several flowers coming out of one plant. First, I just dug those bad boys up.

You can see the different sections of the plant, so it is a good guide as to wear to divide the bulbs. Just gently knock the dirt off the roots and then carefully pull the plants apart. Easy-peasy. I originally had four lily plants that I planted a few years ago, and from those four, I ended up with 19! Wow!!

I replanted them all. Although, by about number 10 or so I was about ready to throw the others out. I have a nice quarter sized blister on my right palm that can testify to my trauma. Please ignore my poor hydrangea. I cut it back earlier this summer because it was getting too big and unruly. It looked dreadful. Then it decided to grow back. I cut it down to basically its roots and it already grew back this much in about two months. Wow. Maybe I really can't kill it!! And do you remember this from my fall decorating?

Yes. When I came back inside from my gardening, it was looking a little more like this:

See anything missing or awry? Yep. My little precious Dapper Darlings had given me a present. I was good and exhausted from planting bulbs, but I guess they thought I needed something else to do when I came inside.

They took it upon themselves to eat one of those berry thingies. Thanks guys! And I guess chewing up plastic decorations is really hard work, it made them so tired. So tired, in fact, that they really paid me no mind as I was fussing at them for making such a mess.

So, pull out your gardening tools and get to planting. Hopefully, you don't have two destructive dachshunds waiting for you inside with a wonderful surprise!!