March 31, 2008
Enter Allia
It's great when you can make a pun via your blog entry title. Anyway, it's April already tomorrow and I am curious as to when my Allium will show up, what they will look like, and how long they will last. I have the urge to work "I'm growing onions in my front yard, and..." into conversation.
I planted the bulbs in the fall--mid-October, I believe. They are nestled between some ornamental grasses so I'm hoping that they break up the wheaty color with some pretty purple globes. If it's warm this weekend, I'm going to spend some time in the front yard thinning out my crazy ground cover.
I forced my husband to turn the TV off and have an honest-to-goodness conversation. I think my guinea pig is thankful for the silence-poor girl has been subject to hammering all day for the past couple of weeks since we started the basement finishing project.
I cater to her every whim. You would too if your guinea pig looked like this:
