With 80 degree weather today (unusual - though welcome) I think we have finally shaken off the long cold winter that hit us this year. Yesterday I was able to open up the house and wash 24 windows, and the windows in 3 doors - plus clean all the curtains. AMAZING what a difference that makes - the fresh air, the clear view... who would have thought that cleaning would be so theraputic!
Today found me cleaning out the garden beds. I didn't make it all the way around - if you've paid any attention to the pictures of my gardens - you may have noticed that I nearly have more garden than lawn. Lets just say that Munchkin and I filled SIX big paper leaf/lawn bags today -and that didn't count the two that got filled last weekend, or the big pile of sticks we put at the curb. I got the leaves and debris raked out of the front and side beds - everything from the back of the house to the back fence still has to be done - but truly isn't as bad. The front beds collect the maple leaves - the back beds not so much. It is mostly trimming out the dead flower heads that I left in for the birds.
It was also a good time to do some trimming - as with no leaves on the small trees and shrubs I was able to see where the crossed branches were and cut away to open things up. I even tackled the
rosebush - though I did not escape
unscathed.
Not too much is blooming - crocuses, flag iris, snowdrops (lots and lots and LOTS and LOTS of snowdrops), and one little tiny daffodil just getting ready to open (snow forecast for Tuesday, Mom - right as always!) The hyacinths are ready to burst out, and I can see the beginnings of the rhurbarb, strawberries and hops, along with many many other sprouts and buds and signs of life again. YAY!
I even got busy with some planting! I didn't do anything outside - I need to do some tilling in my raised beds and my garden claw has disappeared - so hopefully when we return from some Easter travels I will be able to get a new one and get in some of those early spring "cold weather" crops. In the meantime, I have some lettuce and basil already sprouted and moved up to the next sized container in my "greenhouse", and I put in some seeds today.
It was 'thyme."
2 comments:
My back aches for you....but it is great to be able to get out in the beautiful weather and dig around...
We had great weather here this weekend too and our daffodils and hyacinths are blooimng....but it is down to 44 now and still dropping...I think it is thyme to stay at least in the 50s!
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