Wearing a straw sun hat that’s been sitting in a closet for a long time gave me the feel of a gardener. It also kept the sun off of my head and face.

I planted bulbs and seeds in all three of my raised garden beds this morning and soaked them all in  water. Some of the Gladiolas I planted a week ago have already started to pop up.

(Photo of me by Maria,with my Leica)

Today I planted 20 Gladiola bulbs, (yes, I know they grow tall), 30 yellow and red Fresia bulbs, two Maxima Multiflora Begonias (plus four Samba Begonias, and a lot of orange and red poppy seeds from California.

This season, I’m leading to bulbs and not just seeds, although I intend to plant a few more seeds in a week or so.

sThere is a lot of sun these days and I water the bulbs daily.

About a dozen onion are also growing in my beds also, we plan on eating one tonight.

I spent nearly two hours planting and watering and planting again, and that’s enough sun for me.

I’m very excited to have these flowers planted. I think I’ll add some Zinnias as well.