Gardening Gone Gonzo

All of my spring planting was finally finished, and the spot where I removed the big stump (well, most of it) has been a great spot to plant things:

 And what did I plant there? Oriental Poppies, Bachelor's Buttons, Yarrow, Chives, New York Asters, Globe Thistle and Gaillardia:

 The big stretch of garden I prepared along the dog fence has also been planted:

 I broke it up into sections to help me keep track of what's there. From left to right are last year's day lilies, this year's day lilies, Begonias/lilies/Peonies, Sunflowers (four varieties) and Armenian Basket Flowers:

The two new Bleeding Heart plants are blooming extravagantly:

 And because they did so well, I also planted Morning Glories there also:

 I had no trellis to use for the Morning Glories, so I put tomato cages there. If they grow more than that - well, I'll cross that bridge when I come to it:

 And while planting the Morning Glories, I found a mutant Bedstraw plant with variegated leaves. I find such sports to be fun and interesting:

The two Flowering Crab trees and Golden Delicious apple trees put on a spectacular display, then faded away:

I put branches from the pink Prairie Rose flowering crab and Lilac blossoms in a vase to bring to church. In another vase, I put the common weed, Yellow Rocket. It is also called Winter Cress and is a species of wild Mustard:

 The Lilacs were great this year, but now I'll have to wait another year to see and smell them again:

Dreams Of Springtime - Part 1

I think I've gone seriously overboard this year in anticipation of spring planting. I have enough seed cups for 144 new plants:

And these are some of the seeds I have on hand to plant. First, Armenian Basket Flower, also known as Yellow Knapweed:

 Asters, New York Mix. I know just where to plant these because the wild blue New York Asters grow like crazy here:

 Chives. I used to grow these at a former farm and loved them, both for flavoring and for their flowers:

 Gaillardia or Blanket Flowers, Arizona Apricot:

 Gaillardia or Blanket Flowers, Arizona Sunset:

 Gaillardia or Blanket Flowers , Red Shades:

 Globe Thistle, Blue Glow. Alas, I've already tried three times to grow Globe Thistles - but I saw the seeds for sale and decided to try once more:

 These are Rose Mallow seed pods from my own plants. I intend to try getting the seeds to grow:

 Morning Glory, Carnivale Di Venezi:

 Oriental Poppy, mixed colors. My mother used to have a few of these and I would like to have a few also, with which to remember her:

And I've ordered four varieties of Sunflower, all of them quick growing and good for cut flowers:

Pastiche:

Red Wave:

Cherry Rose: