Even though today was gray and chilly, these pictures from Saturday are encouraging. Spring is here, regardless of the temperatures today. The dark purple crocus are blooming. Glory-of-the-Snow Peony shoots are up! More crocus… And Spring Beauties… And dogwood promises… And snowdrops… The first ‘Von Sion’ daffodil is almost open… Tiny Tete-a-Tete daffodils are only […]
The first whiff of these daffodils gave me all kinds of springtime happiness. DH put a bud vase of daffs on my desk. What a nice surprise on Monday morning! “The flowers of late winter and early spring occupy places in our hearts well out of proportion to their size.” ~Gertrude S. Wister I so […]
Wednesday, DH and I were able to get out into the garden for a bit. It was a little cool, but sunny. The light purple crocus are up, but the day was too cool for them to open, so they were just peeking out. The daffodils are leaping sunward. These are ‘Von Sion’ daffodils. The […]
Sunday afternoon DH and I toured the yard, looking for bits and pieces of spring. Here is what we found. Lots of daffodils coming up. The green spikes are so refreshing after months of brown and gray. And white. Yes! Lovely, green moss on the bricks in the veggie garden. Come hot summer weather, this […]
We’ve enjoyed a few days of temps in the 60s. I hope you have, too. It’s been a wonderful change from the very cold winter weather we’ve had for so long. DH and I spent some time outside. We picked up branches in the yard…there were a lot down from the ice storm a few […]
When we returned home from vacation on February 5, DH gathered some forsythia branches and a few redbud branches from the yard and brought them in. He placed them in a vase and we waited. Yesterday we noticed the forsythia has started to bloom. It usually takes ten days for forced forsythia to bloom. We […]
The outside temperature may be warmer this week than last, but it is not springtime yet. Getting there, but not quite there. But DH brought tulips to me for Valentine’s Day and they are a great encouragement! How could the heart of a tulip not be cheering? They can’t help themselves. It won’t be long […]
Is it fair to jump straight from Christmas joy to spring joy, skipping the January/February days of grey? The first crocus last year was found in our yard on March 3. You can’t imagine how we scour the yard for these little guys…the first one up is a reason to celebrate! This picture was taken […]
We had a wonderful Easter day. I especially enjoyed the hymns at church this morning. Triumphant! After church we enjoyed dinner with friends, and then I spent a quiet afternoon, with some reading time on the porch swing. The evening light across the yard was so pretty. The spring blossoms are wonderful reminders of the […]
This time of year, when it’s not quite warm enough to dig in the dirt, but warm enough to know the time is almost here, I love to look to my gardening books for inspiration. Currently I’m browsing these, among others. I’d like to redo the beds behind the house. They are such a mess. […]