Annual my foot!

Bloomin' Petunias
Well sure enough I have proof that some petunias we planted made it through the winter. Just see for yourself. This is a new bloom I just discovered. The plants seem to be recovering nicely and hopefully they will return completely full of blooms. We shall see.




Just Hangin' Around
I tried a little experiment for this spring. I'm full of experiments. I have several hanging baskets that are not being used so I filled four of them with potting mix and planted annual seeds. The instructions stated to put more space in between the seeds than I did so what I thought about doing is once the little seedlings are big enough, I will thin them out and put some in the garden and leave the rest to hopefully be a nice hanging basket throughout the summer. I hope it works. The seedlings seem so delicate, I hope I don't destroy them trying to transplant. As you can see here, I have all four baskets and my Cosmos and Marigolds have sprouted. I can't wait to see what happens. We are supposed to have a hard freeze tonight so I have moved the four baskets into the garage so the little plants don't get nipped. Better safe than sorry.




Huh?
I'm a little confused about the several daffodil plants I have in one of the beds. This has actually happened every year. The plants come up and look healthy, then they start to bloom and that's where it all stops. I'm not sure if they are not getting enough sun or what but I sure don't get it. Everywhere around our neighborhood I see other plants looking really great and bright yellow, but not here. If they don't do anything this spring, I may have to transplant them somewhere else for next year. All in the learning process.