We hope all the moms out there had a lovely Mother’s Day and were sufficiently pampered by their families. Mother’s Day is thought to be that magic time when the threat of frost has passed and it’s safe to plant annuals. Around the Ranch, I now wait until after Mother’s Day, as snow has arrived in May a number of times over a number of past years in the Mile High city. This year on Mother’s Day, we were lucky with only rain all day (yay…color me happy). Lovely, soft rain which will boost awakening perennials and is so much better than the planned supplemental watering that was scheduled.
Today’s musing from the Carroll County Vet Clinic signage vault, reminded me of the quandary gardeners face all the time in the Rocky Mountain region.
We hope you and your plants are happy and this week holds loads of promise in the garden. Happy Monday.
Live, love, bark! 🐾
Oh Monika! I had to laugh at the pun! And groan at the same time. 😂
I did have a nice Mother’s Day. 😊Hope you did too! Had chocolate covered strawberries . Yum!
So glad you liked the pun. It cracked me up and you know how much I like puns. Yum, chocolate covered strawberries…what a delish Mother’s Day!
Trying to plant things must seem like playing chicken with Mother Nature!
Precisely. There’s no easy way to garden when climate change factors in and plays havoc with Mother nature. She isn’t known for playing fair either.
I hope you enjoyed the day. Our plants are staying pretty happy so far this year.
It was a good Mother’s Day weekend. And the fact that it rained was icing on the cake. The plants were very grateful after days and days of drying windy conditions.
As a biology guy, I like it!!!!! Thanks for the chuckles … and have a good week.
Our pleasure. Happy Monday, Frank.
Hope you had a lovely Mother’s Day Monika.
Thanks, Marc. It was quite exceptional!
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Snow in May, yikes! I do like that sign though, it makes sense!
Snow is not unusual in May and melts fairly quickly. When you live in a mountain desert, you appreciate whatever moisture your lucky to get. Happy Monday, Terry.
Our plants have been very happy with all the rain around here, but we are thinking maybe now they might need some sun – us too!!!
Woos – Misty and Timber
It rains so infrequently here, it’s highly unlikely that we’d ever refuse. Then again we have 300 days of sunshine so I can appreciate you wanting to see some sun. Hope you had a lovely Mother’s Day. Happy Monday.
Mew mew mew mew Miss Monika!!! BellaSita Mum iss LOL two!
***nose rubss*** BellaDharma an **giggellss** BellaSita Mum
So glad to hear that it tickled your Mum’s funny bone. Have a great Monday!
Thanks so much for the Monday giggle!!
Our pleasure! Happy Monday.
I guess we will have to check with our plants!
Hee, hee…hopefully they won’t be sad. Happy Monday.
Really cute sign. And we had great weather here for Mom’s day, yay!
Yay, indeed! We hope Mother’s Day was as good as the weather. Happy Monday.
Yep, it was!
I put out my dahlias, but they are in movable pots…just in case…I don’t want them to get all sad and droopy. But, I wish ew just might get a ftrost to keep the walnuts from making too many of themselves, LOL!
And thanks fro my daily giggle!
Always happy when we can make folks giggle. 💙
While we love the look of Dahlias, I decided years ago I wasn’t going to plant and then dig them up in autumn to winter in garage. I’ll just have to be content with seeing them in gardens where the owner isn’t as lazy as me. Happy Monday-here’s hoping there aren’t too many falling walnuts this summer. 😉
Java Bean: “Ayyy, I know just what to do for a sad plant!”
Lulu: “I’m sure we can all guess what it is. Although I don’t know why you think that would cheer the plant up.”
Java Bean: “Who said anything about cheering up the plant?”
Java-you and Wilson have the same idea. Trust me…I don’t think your kind of cheering up is what plants prefer. 😉 Happy Monday.
happy great grandmother’s day
Thanks so much. As a pet mom, I hope you had a terrific Mother’s Day as well. Happy Monday.
Nothing like a little Gardner humor to start the week. So, from the Golden K we say thank you very mulch! 😉. Wishing you a blooming good week at the Ranch.
Bwahahahaha! Way to up the Carroll Vet sign, Mike! You get a gold star for that one 🌟 Happy Monday to you with ear rubs to the Golden Girls.
I am going to make it a point to check in with all of our plants today and make sure they know I have their back…front…sides…pot. Happy plants all around, I say. And a happy Monday to Mom, Elsa…and of course, Wilson The House Pony.😊
Thanks Bruce. Our garden was very stoked with yesterday’s rain. Here’s hoping your own garden remains happy and lovely. Happy Monday!
I also live in the 303 and have put off the traditional planting on Mother’s Day. I’ve been nurturing my seedstarts for weeks, and it has been too chilly to even harden them off. They’ll have their time in the sun soon enough!
Seasoned gardeners know that is the best course of action. I think folks who are new to the area are foolish in jumping the gun. It seems non-prudent to test Mother Nature in Colorado gardens. Happy Monday!
Yay rain! Thunder in the morning freaked one of the dogs out, but otherwise was lovely. And when it stopped … birds at the feeders!
I know, right? The garden was quite ecstatic. Heard there may be more later today to which I say…bring it on! Happy Monday, Amy.
LOVE that vet practice sign! Clever….. Also love the Spring-ish water color header. Gorgeous…..we have had lots (and that means LOTS) of rain and because of that everything is “giant-sized” including weeds. But the few annuals we planted are happy and the few perennials we already had are thriving. I’m not getting any other plants so if what I have “maintains” then I’ll be happy. I’d also be happy to know if you had a fab Mom’s Day!!
Hugs, Pam (and Teddy)
It rained nearly all day yesterday (a rarity around these parts) but I’ll take it and so will the garden flowers. They looked so happy this morning.
Carroll Vet signs always make me happy, glad you liked it. I’m a sucker for puns. Mother’s Day weekend was wonderful with lots of grand baby snuggling and time with the family. 😉
We ALWAYS wait until Victoria Day (or Patriot’s Day if you’re a Quebecer) weekend (third Monday in May) before we even contemplate planting our gardens.
Hope you had a lovely Mother’s Day!
Waiting makes such practical sense and yet as I walk the neighborhood, I see loads of potted plants just waiting to get nipped in the bud…literally.
Yes, Mother’s Day weekend was terrific. Hope yours was equally as wonderful.
Potted plants, I don’t worry so much about… I was hoping to received my raised bed/boxes that I ordered (but now feel I might have been had) so I could at least plant cold-hardy plants like lettuce and green onions and radishes, and the like. Might have to give in and buy the Costco ones.
Mine was uneventful. My kids finally called me at 2:00 pm. So funny – 14 minutes apart they did.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen potted plants with blackened leaves from a late spring frost. Ditto with garden beds. Veggies like beans, peas, onions generally get sowed early but tomatoes, peppers are too tender to handle those chilly morning temps (it was 36F just a couple of days ago). My Costco had some pretty good looking veggies so I may join you. Otherwise, I’ll swing by a couple of small neighborhood greenhouses and hope for the best. I never plant seeds which I should do but with limited space, just can never seem to figure out a way to get ‘er done.
Exactly. The potted plants that are bought early, should be the hardy type!
I will be going to see just what they offer this year. Otherwise, I go to my local nursery. And I know what you mean. I’ve not planted seeds in forever.
The only seeds I plant are marigolds, bachelor buttons and snapdragons. They manage nicely without the help of my black thumb. LOL
Oh really? Wow… I always buy the marigolds (and only buy them because they discourage the pesky little beasties)
Marigold seeds are fail proof at germinating. I often save some from the previous year and toss them where I want them to protect from pesky beasties around veggies-I always thought there wasn’t any point spending money buying marigolds and all aforementioned annuals. I’d prefer spending money on xeriscape perennials. Marigolds are perfect to plant next to new baby veggie starts because they smell so gross. 😉
Good for you! I’ve honestly never realised that they would grow in time to actually flower if I planted them from seed. Goes to show, eh?
It’s the only reason I plant marigolds – to protect my veggies coz you’re right. They STANK!
Speaking of Xeriscape…. I’m going to start a small section (bit by bit is the only way I can afford to go there!)
Good for you! It’s the way I had to go, section by section. The hardest part was getting rid of the damn grass-that took years! If you have a decently long enough growing season, you shouldn’t have any trouble with marigolds blooming. Good luck with your gardening plans.
My grass is a sad state of affairs, especially in front. I’ll have to try my hand with the seeds.
And thank you!
I usually wait until after Mother’s Day to buy plants. The garden centers are swamped with people wanting to get planted early. Then they cover for every frost warning. In the end it doesn’t matter if you plant closer to Memorial Day as the cold nights stun the plants and they don’t grow fast. Always love those signs too!
I totally agree with you but I guess people’s impatient human nature takes over. If I buy early I harden them off gradually so the shock doesn’t kill them. Glad you enjoyed the sign-they are so clever.
Aww, you’re too kind, Helen. Thank you! We’ve had snow as late as Memorial Day (the last Monday in May). It’s always a quick storm but lots of people lose their minds when their annuals get frosted. Wishing you a terrific week.
I’m glad you had a great Mother’s Day. Good for you. I had a great one too.
Love the vets sign. I laughed out loud.
I linked this post to Awww Mondays.
Have a fabulous day and week, my friend. Scritches to the pups. ♥
Thanks, Sandee. Those Carroll Vet signs always make me giggle. Wishing you a fantastic Monday! Hugs and tail wags from me, Elsa & Wilson, the House Pony.
Another lovely header, beautiful soft colours…..
In France, nothing was planted out until after the feasts of the Ice Saints…if I remember the last one of those being May 15th.