Weigela is an early blooming shrub located in our transfer or perennial garden in the back acreage.   These are so nice to cut and display indoors while having a vast number of blossoms on the shrub outside to brighten up the outdoors Spring with pink!

A friend of mine grew these years ago and she would bring them to the office and display with Forsythia and opened Pussy Willows.    Lovely.

I have never tried to propagate a new Weigela shrub, but I understand it is quite easy to root from a fresh cutting.  Trim off the lower leaves, dip in rooting compound, and start rooting in moist peat moss.  Roots should start in a couple of weeks.

 Worth a try one day to share with others or locate in a new place on the land.

Musical Home

My father was musical,  but my mom was not.  I took after Mom!  Imagine the joy of having talented grandchildren filling our home with the songs of many decades as well as classical music.  They sing, they play trombones, keyboards and violins...plus an occasional harmonica tune!  They play CDs, iTunes, you name it.  They bring their musical friends and play concerts in our living room!!  Oh, and, of course, they play WII Rock Band and sing along with American Idol.  Whatever!!  It is all fun to us.  Thank you dear grandchildren.  May this home always be blessed with music of the heart and soul, of the past and present, and of the talents of its owners and visitors.