We awoke to another frigid morning. I think I can use the word "frigid" to correctly identify it. Temperatures in the outlying suburbs were in the 20's. We were at 31 degrees at Crest Avenue at 6:00 AM. We expect to be in the upper 40's today and then tomorrow, all of this cold air moves out and we begin to make our way to 70 and possibly as high as 72 next Tuesday. I should spend time putting the winter coats away this week. Hopefully.
Even though spring has been late arriving this year, the signs are there that it is not far off.
Some yellow crocus making their way up. I am finding little splashes of color here and there.
Here is an early morning shot facing east, through the arborvitae hedge. That is China Girl and China Boy Holly inside the fence. The arborvitae were looking a bit worse for wear a few weeks ago, but they are filling in beautifully. They will need some attention. We will shape them with the hedge clippers so we have a nice clean hedge for the season. They get a little gangly if left to themselves.
The table filled with bulbs which were planted last autumn. You can see in the foreground that the tulip bulbs are bursting forth and soon ready to bloom. The blue hydrangea are the ones I picked up at Aldi two weeks ago. I thought they were a nice addition to the table. They will eventually find a place in the gardens. The pot in the center sitting in the clay pot is freesia. The freesia were planted just a few weeks ago, so there is not apparent growth yet. A couple more weeks and we should start to see little sprouts.
As with everything in life, we must take the good with the bad. These two holly's did not make it through the winter. There are three rail pots on the deck at this location. The two holly's you see above did not make it, but the third is as healthy as can be. Strange. I'm afraid I do not have an explanation for this. These pots are located along the rail about 3 feet apart. So why would two of them die and a third one, 3 feet away, be in vibrant health? I cannot explain it. That which cannot be explained must be accepted and we must move on. We will be replacing these two holly's with the same variety in hopes that we will not have the same outcome next year.
Even though spring has been late arriving this year, the signs are there that it is not far off.
Some yellow crocus making their way up. I am finding little splashes of color here and there.
Here is an early morning shot facing east, through the arborvitae hedge. That is China Girl and China Boy Holly inside the fence. The arborvitae were looking a bit worse for wear a few weeks ago, but they are filling in beautifully. They will need some attention. We will shape them with the hedge clippers so we have a nice clean hedge for the season. They get a little gangly if left to themselves.
The table filled with bulbs which were planted last autumn. You can see in the foreground that the tulip bulbs are bursting forth and soon ready to bloom. The blue hydrangea are the ones I picked up at Aldi two weeks ago. I thought they were a nice addition to the table. They will eventually find a place in the gardens. The pot in the center sitting in the clay pot is freesia. The freesia were planted just a few weeks ago, so there is not apparent growth yet. A couple more weeks and we should start to see little sprouts.
As with everything in life, we must take the good with the bad. These two holly's did not make it through the winter. There are three rail pots on the deck at this location. The two holly's you see above did not make it, but the third is as healthy as can be. Strange. I'm afraid I do not have an explanation for this. These pots are located along the rail about 3 feet apart. So why would two of them die and a third one, 3 feet away, be in vibrant health? I cannot explain it. That which cannot be explained must be accepted and we must move on. We will be replacing these two holly's with the same variety in hopes that we will not have the same outcome next year.
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