As much as we’d like to think that Spring could emerge any time now, here in central Pennsylvania we hope it holds off a few more weeks. How many of us remember huge snowstorms returning mid-March and killing frosts in April. We all hope fruit blossoms are not fooled into opening too early…which would mean no apples, peaches or pears this year!
Two weeks ago, this was our backyard:
Today it was 42 degrees around lunch time and all the snow is mostly gone:
Even the grass is trying to turn green!
The forsythia bushes look healthy and have many buds ready to pop. We should have a beautiful border around the back of our property if a late frost doesn’t kill them before they open!
The lavender in the garden is a silvery green and looks like it did well this winter. Hopefully, it can hit the ground “running” this year! We’ve never had lavender plants winter-over and do well the next year.
The echinacea is still dropping seeds. We’ll trim out the dried stalks in a few weeks.
Bert pulled out the package of garden seeds for this year and separated the packets of seeds that he wanted to start early in the shop under grow lights. He’ll probably start them around mid-March.
We’ll try not to push Mother Nature…even a Spring on time is just fine. Every day it stays light just a little longer and that feels hopeful! Enjoy!
