suddenly it's spring
Suddenly the snow is disappearing fast.
After a week of mild day-time temperatures and sunny days, the only snow that remains is sheltered from the sun by trees.
What is hiding under that snow is still a mystery, and actually, most of the garden is still a mystery because what is appearing from under the snow is piles of dead leaves...
Never fear. Pansies are in bloom is some spots where the melting snow uncovered them. Some remnants of last years garden, such as grey stalks of artemisia are identifiable. Grey dead stalks do excite gardeners, particularly when they forecast the glories of perennial plants to come.
Because the ground is too wet and soft, one can't really walk about to explore like I plan to. Maybe another week.
It's Mud Season. Dog lovers bear with it.
Ann has potted up some rooted cuttings of a gorgeous variegated impatiens with magenta blooms. Today, long before I woke up, she took cutting of that coleus I mentioned before.
We haven't put anything into the greenhouse yet. I'm afraid the freezing nights might do them in. Not being all that familiar with greenhouse-gardening, I'm on a steep learning curve here, having only the theoritical knowledge. There is a propane heater, an automatic ventilating system, a bottom -heated propagating box and a grow light in there, but none of them seems to be in working order. Some of it works, sometimes, a lot of it doesn't work at all. We will have to have all that stuff checked over by someone with a little expertise, really, before I will feel it's safe to use without worry.
Had a long chat by phone with my brother in Alaska last night. During our conversation, gangs of raccoons came to scratch in the pile of sunflower hulls under the bird feeder in the apple tree. Not too pleased to see them, fearing they might plunder the vegetable gardens when they get going.
Aforementioned brother is coming to visit in May. Any suggestions of ethnic neighborhoods, restaurants, shops etc that we should visit in Toronto, would be welcomed. We both love food and wine...
After a week of mild day-time temperatures and sunny days, the only snow that remains is sheltered from the sun by trees.
What is hiding under that snow is still a mystery, and actually, most of the garden is still a mystery because what is appearing from under the snow is piles of dead leaves...
Never fear. Pansies are in bloom is some spots where the melting snow uncovered them. Some remnants of last years garden, such as grey stalks of artemisia are identifiable. Grey dead stalks do excite gardeners, particularly when they forecast the glories of perennial plants to come.
Because the ground is too wet and soft, one can't really walk about to explore like I plan to. Maybe another week.
It's Mud Season. Dog lovers bear with it.
Ann has potted up some rooted cuttings of a gorgeous variegated impatiens with magenta blooms. Today, long before I woke up, she took cutting of that coleus I mentioned before.
We haven't put anything into the greenhouse yet. I'm afraid the freezing nights might do them in. Not being all that familiar with greenhouse-gardening, I'm on a steep learning curve here, having only the theoritical knowledge. There is a propane heater, an automatic ventilating system, a bottom -heated propagating box and a grow light in there, but none of them seems to be in working order. Some of it works, sometimes, a lot of it doesn't work at all. We will have to have all that stuff checked over by someone with a little expertise, really, before I will feel it's safe to use without worry.
Had a long chat by phone with my brother in Alaska last night. During our conversation, gangs of raccoons came to scratch in the pile of sunflower hulls under the bird feeder in the apple tree. Not too pleased to see them, fearing they might plunder the vegetable gardens when they get going.
Aforementioned brother is coming to visit in May. Any suggestions of ethnic neighborhoods, restaurants, shops etc that we should visit in Toronto, would be welcomed. We both love food and wine...
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