Monday, March 20, 2017

Spring begins ...


What a great day to spend in a garden ... the First Day of Spring!  I feel like this whole post should be in all caps, all the sentences ending with exclamation points!! 

Spring finally arrived, and a welcome arrival it is, too. We have had record rainfall for this winter, and in fact it has started to rain as I have been typing this.  But for this morning we had reasonably dry weather to potter around in the garden.  We did some light work, and a lot of standing around talking about the coming season.  

When I set out to take photos in the gardens I wasn't sure there would be much to show you.  But as usual, once I looked closer there was much to see and marvel at.  

Thanks for reading - enjoy the photos!!  And HAPPY SPRING!!!





Daffodils are a ray of sunshine on a grey day


Freshly pruned apple trees


We turned in the cover crops, preparing the beds for spring planting


Mahonia aka Oregon Grape buds getting ready to burst forth


Another Mahonia, this is a different variety


Sweet white violets (a little chewed up, but still pretty) 


Close up photo of the cover crops we used.  These will feed the soil for the plantings this year


Rhubarb looks so prehistoric before the leaves unfurl


Panoramic view 


Sweet asters growing in the lawn


Gooseberry bush - look at those thorns/prickles! 


Lavender dried on the bush.  The plant didn't like the cold this winter, so we pruned it back after I took this photo. 


Rosemary blooms 


Caltha palustris aka Marsh Marigold


Relocating one of our Hollyhocks to the fence line garden


Sure feels good to get out in the garden again, doesn't it? 


And I put in new stepping stones by the shed this morning.  Maybe we will track less dirt on the floor ... who knows! 

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