Out of Hibernation
Michael came out from his sewing room hibernation today! It was a beautiful day – a bit chilly with temperatures in the 50s, partly cloudy with a few sun breaks and just a few very minor sprinkles. The garden is waking up fast. I love this time of year. The trees are just leafing out, so when the sun does appear, there is a dappled scattering of sunrays dancing throughout the garden. The birds are singing and busy flitting about building their nests. In these crazy times, this is the only place where I feel totally calm and at ease and can filter out life’s unpleasantries.
We got a lot done today. Yesterday was even nicer with warmer temps and more sun. I got the tarps off the decks, statues and water features. Today was spent mostly cleaning up, more planting and moving pots around.
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| Veronica ‘Georgia Blue’ |
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| Blue-eyed Mary (Omphaloides verna) with Daphne tangutica) |
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| Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum ‘Beni Hime’) |
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| Beesia |
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| Red Currant (Ribes sanguineum ‘King Edward VII’) |
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| Twinberry Honeysuckle (Lonicera involuncrata var. Iedebourii) |
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| Rhododendron ‘Loderi King George’ |
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| The big pink dogwood is beginning to bloom. The purple flowers on the left are from Rhododendron ‘Blue Baron’ which is really nice this year. |
Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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