The rain continues but I have decided to not let it dampen my gardening spirit. Out I went this afternoon into the wet tall grass to see what my spring garden is looking like. The rain seems to go on and on and I am afraid I am missing all of the colors that are so beautiful this [...]
We finally had a nice couple of days with temperatures in the fifties and even up to 60. Even the bees were busy taking advantage of the spring weather. It felt so good to be out in my yard even if it was just cleaning things up and preparing our raised beds for warm weather to [...]
March finds me with very little to show in my garden, or so I thought. March came in like a lion~we just had 20 inches of snow a week ago and since then nothing but more snow and then rain which is causing high rivers and flooding. But today as I ventured out for a [...]
Wishing I had some garden progress to share today but I don’t. It’s Winter in the North East and I am waiting for spring like everyone else. To most, Spring arrives with the crocus, snowdrops, tulips and daffodils. I too get very excited when they show their pretty faces but I don’t get to enjoy them nearly enough because [...]
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There is a lot of blooming going on right now. Tulips, daffodils and pansies along with lilacs are all lovely smiling for the camera. There’s a lot of color. As well as white. There is nothing like spring time. ~How can one help shivering with delight when one’s hot fingers close around the stem of [...]
Working in my garden today, I was taken back by the lovely scent of lilacs. Their delicate fragance floats in the air in little wisps that catch your attention. They are such pretty flowers in shades of purple, periwinkle and white. I have planted many lilacs in the 3 years since we bought this house, [...]
We finally had a beautiful spring day. There was plenty of wind but at least it was sunny and mild. It felt good to be out there working in my garden. At the end of the day I snapped a few pictures of what’s going on in this yard of mine. There is quite a [...]
~The flowers of late winter and early spring occupy places in our hearts well out of proportion to their size. ~Gertrude S. Wister #90
The temperatures have been mild the last couple of days which makes it nice to take a stroll and see what is growing. I am surprised to see so many flowers this soon in spring time. There is a frost warning again tonight though. I hope all of these haven’t come out too early. [...]
