We had about a foot of snow on Monday, April 16. The weather forecast was for high winds and ice as well, but none of that materialized in our area. I worked at home, which I don't mind at all. I have fewer interruptions there.
The daffodils and tulips seem to have survived the storm pretty well. Even though the snow was heavy, it is melting quickly and the plants seem to be ok. The sun is shining today, too. Spring has been a long time coming to Upstate NY. Sorry to make this into a weather report, but right now, that's the only outdoor news there is.
I did spend some time looking at a Smith & Hawkins catalog this morning and daydreaming about window boxes, which I don't have. One of my spring projects is going to be to build a hummingbird bath. I found the directions online. It's made out of a large plastic flower pot and the saucer that goes with it, plus a submersible pump and some tubing. Not difficult.
We are having a new kitchen put in our house, so the disruption of that part of my life has altered my perspective on things lately. I just daydream to escape reality. DK
A Little Color
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Raspberries
About Me
- Dusty Knees
- I became a Master Gardener in 1995 and I take care of several perennial gardens at home. They include a raspberry patch, an area of asparagus, rhubarb and onions and garlic, plus flower beds of different types and sizes. We are in Zone 3-4, depending on where you are standing in our yard. My husband plants a vegetable garden each year, and he has some fruit trees, and he likes to plant trees out behind the pastures to provide cover and food for wildlife.
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