Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Gotta Plant

This time of year, I just have to plant something. I can't stand not to. It's not just a want or desire, it's like I have to or I'll go crazy. It usually starts in late March or early April depending on the weather and in what part of the country I'm currently residing.
I've already got some green beans going great and some tomatoes started. That was all I was able to get in this year, as we didn't get into our new house until early April, and so I didn't have time to prepare a big bed.
I bought myself some scented geranium from Papa Geno's who has by far the biggest selection I've seen anywhere. They're out of Nebraska, and though he says they're difficult to propagate, he does it for the sheer love of these unusual geraniums. They also happen to be a favorite of Martha Stewart, though if you're not a fan of hers, don't let that turn you off from these really cool plants. I'd been wanting some for years, but never really had a good place for them, so just a few days after we'd signed the papers on our new place, I ordered my geraniums. The scents are amazing, the leaves have lots of interest, and while the flowers are much like the showy blooms we're used to on the common buy-'em-at-Lowe's geraniums, they are dainty and pretty in their own right.
I so wish you could smell these!!