A Taste of Spring
Feb. 20th, 2011 10:52 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sophiapI really need to import some more of my gardeny icons over to DW. After a miserable, wearying winter, we're finally getting an extended run of truly spring-like weather. Cool, but not chilly, and plenty warm in the sun if you're being active. I'm also starting to see some early growth here and there and some greening-up in various grasses and hedges. Even the sunrises seem more colorful of late, like an early bloom. There is a lot more birdsong these days as well. True, there's a good chance we could get some winter weather in the near future, but the changing light is definitely signaling a change in the plantlife and birdlife. I'm starting to get the itch to plant, but it is a little too early unless I decide to start some seeds indoors. Soon, I'll be taking weekend walks at the Missouri Botanical Gardens and watching as the season truly starts to emerge. It's a wonderful time of year, and my thoughts are full of green, growing things. Still, it's February, and while it's too early to plant, I can still start gardening.
In short, it is time to go into the garden with some sharp objects and commit MAYHEM!
The liriope has been given a severe buzzcut, and the yews are about to have a close encounter with Mr. Hedge Shears. The spirea need to be lopped back hard and thinned out before they start putting out new growth, as do the barberries and the euonymous. As a bonus, the ground is soft, but not mucky, and I can see where the edges of the planting beds should be. I have two bundles of yard waste bags, and I plan to use them ALL.
HACK. SLASH. SAW. DIG. PRUNE.
I love gardening.
In short, it is time to go into the garden with some sharp objects and commit MAYHEM!
The liriope has been given a severe buzzcut, and the yews are about to have a close encounter with Mr. Hedge Shears. The spirea need to be lopped back hard and thinned out before they start putting out new growth, as do the barberries and the euonymous. As a bonus, the ground is soft, but not mucky, and I can see where the edges of the planting beds should be. I have two bundles of yard waste bags, and I plan to use them ALL.
HACK. SLASH. SAW. DIG. PRUNE.
I love gardening.
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Date: 2011-02-21 12:23 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-23 06:09 pm (UTC)I really need to get at my raspberries, wild roses, and cut back the bush with the red sticks for stems that's cool in the winter but just goes wild in the summer. *laughs*
Mm... that does wound like *perfect* Sharp Implements Weather. *laughs*