Today was zinnia day in the garden.  Lord and Schryver loved zinnias and used them a lot…densely planted in sunny parterres, drifts among the roses, and over bulbs.  When the tulips are finished out they come, and in go the zinnias…which are immediately dead-headed…only the youngest buds are allowed to remain…

Luckily I arrived just as the crew was taking a break for coffee…

but they were quickly back to work planting the few remaining zinnia plants…

The hole is dug fairly deep and the process involves adding a pinch of bone meal and a pinch of organic fertilizer…

and it goes like this (thank you Joyce)…

and then soak them good…and wait…

Just in time for summer!