My garden seems to be persevering despite the odd weather we’ve had the past few weeks. The daffodils showed up in February which is really early for our Zone 5 temperatures. The warm weather was followed by a blast of cold and snow. I thought I might loose the blooms for this year, but everything is still pushing up out of the ground and greening (or in the case of the tulips bronzing) up. Our temps the past two days have been in the 60s, so I’d guess the plants are really confused.
I saw the first of the crocus today. The chipmunks have replanted them in odd places, so I get lovely surprises. I saw one blooming amidst the mounds of oregano and another in the front garden, both some distance from where they have been planted.
When I was filling the bird feeders earlier this week, I noticed that the chives, the oregano, and the feverfew were greening up. They are truly hardy plants and don’t let a little snow bother them once they feel the time is right to grow. I noticed the catnip that has transplanted itself around the north end of the house was adding leaves, too.
In the chat covered walkway of the herb garden, I have an invasion of lamb’s ears. While I was working on the filing this week, I came across a card that was an advertisement for one of those gardening “books” that you buy as a series of over-sized cards. This particular card was talking about a low maintenance garden, and lamb’s ears were one of the plants that had been used to make a striking border garden. Perhaps I need to trim the lamb’s ears back, and get them planted in other parts of my gardens!
I love spring! I’m ready to be doing some work outside!