Stone Farming Under Trees to Have Spring Daffodils
Yesterday was a treat for gardeners who had the time to be outside working and playing. It was one of those late-February spring teasers: 80 degrees, no wind and lots of sun. Two nights of 26-degrees are coming this weekend according to the weather people. Back to late February reality. In our neighborhood, two other families were outside enjoying the weather and making new gardens. Several years ago a friend gave me a 3-ring binder 1950s Better Homes and Gardens gardening book. It had a picture of a back yard daffodil bed that resembled this photo. I liked the look but wondered where they got the stones. We lived in Northern California at the time and basically we could stick a plant in the ground and it would grow. Of course, in northeast Oklahoma, every time we dig a hole to put a plant in place, we are actually stone farming. We remove and stack the stones on the side of the slope so we can plant under the trees. Gardening here solved two previous mysteries: 1) Why line beds with ...