Sunday, April 19, 2020

Delightful Day in the Early Spring Garden


My gloves and tools are drying out
before I put them away.
It was great to be out in the early spring garden
this year. Last year at this time I had a broken leg!


I started to work on clearing out the old Lily of the Valley leaves
before the new ones formed. I worked under the birch tree 
with my winter coat on.


As I moved down the hillside garden bed, I uncovered 
some Lamb's Ear. I remember reading during the toilet paper crisis
that this plant has been used as toilet paper through history.
Click here to read about the 7 plants used as toilet paper.


It got warmer but the breeze was chilly. I moved under the deck
to neaten up the patio beds, but kept my winter coat on.
The pattern of light from the Trex deck above is interesting
when there are no plants growing to distract the eye.


I did find a little bit of Pulmonaria or Lungwort growing
very slowly and not too hardy. It used to be a large clump!


But the white Violet has no problems growing in that same bed!
It looks lovely now, but I'll pull it out all summer to keep it 
under control. The wonders of gardening: too cool or too hot; 
too much or too little; weed or wanted?


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