The Late Winter Garden

Diminutive in stature

Hidden beneath leaves and snow

Breaking free from Gaia’s icy grip hoping to bask in sol’s warming rays

Sun and color collide

 

Friday March 13th, And So It Begins

And so it begins not with a bang but with whispers

Small increments – not overwhelming – subtle

No longer are echoes of memories all I have

The earth and sun’s dance has once again brought them full circle

Gaia awakens her children

We are reunited with those we have missed for so long

 

 

The Honey Bee and The Snowdrop

Many gardeners know the plight of the European honey bee – Colony collapse disorder,  workers disappear and the hive soon dies out. Many theories have been suggested and studies have been undertaken to try to understand the dynamics of this disorder.

But what can the backyard gardener do short of taking up beekeeping?  A PBS article Nature gives many suggestions including planting flowers that bloom successively. Check out the article here Silence of the Bees.

So our heralds of spring not only help us recover from the Winter Blues they help our pollinators live on.

Be sure to plant an array of nectar flowers that begin to bloom once Gaia is warmed by the rays of the sun until she pulls her white blanket tight around her body once again.

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Snow Drops -Transitioning into Spring

Despite numerous snowstorms

Galanthus still graces the woodland gardens.

This diminutive flower sparkles in an otherwise garden of brown.

A SINGULAR BLOSSOM

A Tank Top Sort of Day

A prelude of days to come,

A weekend of sunshine and a day for sun-kissed skin

As a blanket of leaves is tossed off of flowerbeds

Tightly closed buds of Helleborus began to stretch towards the sun

and drifts of snowdrops open revealing their cups of green