Unfortunately obsessively checking the weather this spring doesn't change the forecast. Which is a shame, because nothing would make me happier than pulling out the firewood rack and putting down some tomato plants, except maybe being able to work on the lawn and see the birches start to bring leaves.
While this might be akin to putting a band-aid on spring fever, horticulturist Deb Brown appears on Midmorning today to help us prepare our lawns, trees, and flower beds for the growing season.
What is the status of your garden? Even if you're only in the plan stages, what do you have tucked in your rolled-up shirt sleeve?
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Good Luck with your gardens.
My house looks so dull until I get my flowers planted.
"My house looks so dull until I get my flowers planted." - Tracey E. Which flowering plants do you favor in Alabama?
You're not alone, Sherry. Our lawn is still 'spongey' at best, and Deb's advice on the air was to wait that out before actively working on it. "Beginning stages" indeed!
Shannon do you have any pictures?! How exciting to plant your first garden.
You guys got about 1/2 an inch of snow up there yesterday, didn't you Richard. Got any planting plans yet?
I still got a bit of snow on the ground, and this morning it snowed a wee bit also.
We get snow off and on thru April almost every year.
But at least I'm thinking about what to do, as I bought a new pitch fork to turn stuff, also to move stuff into the fire pit, and a new pole saw to cut small tree limbs.
*sob
However, I have high hopes. In addition to the usual adding things here and there, we hope to plant a wildflower garden between the house and the garage. At the top of my list are joe pye weed and butterfly bush.