The weather has finally broken and I need my Pansy fix. I have pride in myself to be the first in my neighborhood to plant pansies. If the plant is "hardened off", it is hardy to 15 degrees. The sooner you get them planted, the sooner they will grow!
It is also time to cut back my perennial grasses. I find it is easier to tie them up first. This makes for less mess and easier to haul off the bundled grasses.
If you look up into your Maple trees, you can see them in bud. Some of these buds are beautiful colors of crimson and reds.
I will be cutting Forsythia branches to force indoors. I hope the rabbits did not eat all of them this winter. I am really into color from nature, and forsythias are a beautiful yellow.
I am really toying with the idea of getting a few chicks. I want a few chickens in my yard. If I give free eggs to the neighbors, I might just get away with it. Our yard is filled with trees and shrubs. During the growing season, you really can't see inside the fence. I don't believe a few chickens will be of any bother to the neighborhood.
Happy Spring!
