Argggh! I just had to evict a momma raccoon with babies from my Springhouse! Of course, during the night it just had to step on and dig up some of my seedlings! Grrrr....

I know it's nice and comfy in there, but it's a nursery for flora, not fauna!

Chelle : I dont believe I could deal with the newborn kritters.
I was turning over my black box composter last spring and flipped a nest of baby voles. They are back again.What a great source for warmth and food all winter.

Do you see much heaving of perennials with your awful winter ?

No, there doesn't seem to be heaving in the gardens. The deck, sidewalk and house did, but I think the snowcover was so thick and prolonged that it kept the gardens safe. We still have some snow left! Hopefully this week we'll see the end of the old stuff.

I have the Havahart trap set up for tonight. I need to catch momma while her young'uns are still tiny... then they can go away together.

I see new pets for your family.

ge1836 said:I see new pets for your family.

Oh, no! Most definitely not!

Crocus Lilac Beauty that I planted 100 of last fall. I hope these multiply. They are so pretty.

Things are slow here too not much really showing...an today is another dark an dreary day...boohisss....I was out yesterday did a little clean up...dug my Astilbe from the side porch , we are hanging new siding soon,needed to move them out of the way . Im gonna pot them up and put them back soon as he is done.

Split a few for the perennial plant sale an some coral bells ,and Hardy geraniums...I love doing the plant sale but I want to work on cleaning my beds too...LOL...Im trying to get the digging an splitting done asap as soon as the weather warms a bit...

clouding over. rain is supposed to start tonight & continue on through the day tomorrow. Best temperature of the week which will not be surprising.

Not much going on here.I did find my bleeding heart today that Ihad divided last fall at least one piece of it... Thought I had lost it.....

I haven't looked for ours. We bought it last year & hope that it came through the winter.

Neal - it is wistful thinking that I would like a lot more land. My 1/4 acre suburban lot is probably as much as I can handle

soilsandup said:Neal - it is wistful thinking that I would like a lot more land. My 1/4 acre suburban lot is probably as much as I can handle

Wise thinking ... the warm(er) weather went to my head this week. Actually made a list of what needs to be done on our five acres....overwhelming to read....

Catherine

Dianne: I am so glad I didnt add anymore gardens here. I just garden where the landscaping was done under the trees that line the property.

The weather is fantastic. Drying gardens and checking clouches ( milk bottle greenhouse in background ).I discovered sprouted annual poppies.
Let the wild rumpus begin yahooooo.

Finding sprouted seedlings is always very exciting

The weather is warming up, no rain is predicted in the next few weeks, so I finally turned the sprinkler system on.

Catherine - 5 acres - wow - that is a lot of land. What do you have growing out there?

I would love more space to plant an orchard - I only have room for 1 each of cherry, persimmon, nectarine, pluot, lemon and tangerine.

Spring is really here!

Beautiful, Rita!

I love my spring bulbs and I love spring. Just the things needed after this long horrid winter.

Heh-heh...I just noticed today that I missed my early blooms of Iris reticulata.

Rita, yours are stunning!

My hellebore have a few blooms, and the daffodil parade has begun.

Chelle: worth waiting for .Finally it's spring.