Re: Spring
> Yesterday we had wind advisories with good reason. There were trees down in
> many places. The wind pruned a few branches for us as well. Fortunately,
> only a small branch hit the roof and we can find no damage as of now.
Yikes! I'm glad to hear that the damage wasn't too horrible.
> On my walkabout yesterday I discovered both yellow and
> blue crocus as well as a small clump of iris reticulata in bloom!
Pictures, pictures!!! I lost all of my I. reticulata a few years ago,
but it's probably time to give them another try. Those blooms are so
nice in the spring.
Here we had rain-free weather for about 36 hours or so -- a welcome
lapse in a continually rainy week.
I spent time setting up my portable shelter/tent on the deck yesterday:
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Today I moved lots of plants out of the garage onto shelves under it,
and mostly dismantled the large cinderblock cold frame in the middle
of the yard.
The tent has roll-down sides that I'll use when the weather gets cold
again, and it offers me a place to work that's dry and not too crowded.
It will also come in handy if I ever sell at farmer's markets or anything.
I also cleaned up the flowerbeds, but I'll have to wait until the leaves
dry to remove those. Oh, and most importantly, I cleaned up a winter's
worth of dog poop in the back yard. :)
In terms of what's blooming, mostly it's crocus and snowdrops here,
although I saw lots of things starting to pop out of the ground. There
are a some peony tips, Salvia koyamae is bursting forth, and lots more.
Chris
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