Re: Spring has sprung!

How did you get frost in USDA Zone 10b/11? Was your
winter more severe than normal?
-Jason D in San Fran
Zone 10a (at my house)
Oh yes, and Spring is busting out all over here, as
well. Last weekend I went on a hike on Corona Heights,
a small patch of "wildlands" a few blocks from the
Muni metro station. Lovely lupines, Eschscholtzia,
Sidalcea, etc. in full bloom.

--- Nan Sterman <nsterman@mindsovermatter.com> wrote:
> Report from San Diego County:
> 
> Spring has finally sprung.  How do I know?  Evidence
> is everywhere:
> 
> I went to open my bedroom skylight this morning and
> discovered that 
> we had left it open all night -- something that is
> impossible to do 
> in winter.
> Weeds cover my yard
> Poppies are in bloom
> Frost-burned succulents have new growth on them
> Salvias are reviving
> I pulled the cover crop out of my raised veggie beds
> A magnet pulls me into the garden each morning
> before I can sit down 
> at the computer to work
> Garden shows and tours are everywhere!
> The money in my checking account is crying "spend
> me, spend me!"
> The rabbit is shedding (and I am sneezing)
> The acacias are in bloom (and I am sneezing)
> Pine pollen is falling (and I am sneezing)
> Oak pollen is shedding (and I am sneezing)
> My native plants are going to town (they don't make
> me sneeze)
> Ceanothus is in full bloom and the bees are going to
> town!  I don't 
> know why people say there has been a decline in bee
> populations -- my 
> yard is literally humming!
> 
> I'll think of a few more clues later on.  This will
> do for now!
> 
> Happy spring (to the northern hemisphere)
> 
> Nan
> -- 
> **********
> '''''''''''''''''''''''
> Nan Sterman
> San Diego County California
> Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11


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