-
Saving the Daffodils, Continuing the Story
We live in a transitional neighborhood where houses are regularly either being gutted and flipped or being torn down replaced with shiny new houses. There is a series of lots that have sat empty for the past year or two and in one of those lots, there was a beautiful clump of yellow daffodils. A year passed since I noticed them and all this past month I’ve eagerly awaited their return, not sure if they had already been plowed over and not remembering which lot they were actually on. Finally, two weeks ago I spotted them just in front of an orange silt-fence next to an old tree stapled…
-
Update on the Garden
January in Raleigh is so strange. We’ve had icy snow, and we’ve had 70 degree days. I’d like to think it’s good for the soul to have days in the middle of winter where you can work outside in short sleeves. The only drawback is that it’s temping to plant too early. Our average last frost is April 4 or April 11, depending on which source you look at, so we are still a good 10 weeks of being able to safely move seedlings outside into the vegetable garden. I’ve been gathering supplies, sorting seeds, and seeing what I have from last years trays that’s not cracked. My seed packets…
-
Daffodils in the Snow