Seems like we always get this beautiful spring weather in March and you're just sure that winter is over and gardening time is just around the corner and then, bam!, you get hit with a spring blizzard! I'm at least thankful that my daffodils and other early spring flowers were had not actually bloomed yet. I think the buds will survive and I'll still enjoy those pretty flowers. It's the plants that I had bought and not planted (thankfully) yet that will be a pain to keep healthy. I had succombed to the temptation and bought some brocolli plants and early flowers and then hadn't had time to plant them yet. That's good, but now they will have to be watered daily and tended to until it finally thaws and then dries out enough that I can plant them.
I'm really not complaining as the moisture was needed and as I look at the green shoots poking out of the blanket of snow over my perennial gardens, I know that they will benefit from the melting snow and most of them will survive just fine. After all, I plant a lot of native prairie plants and they are tough and suited to this climate!
Maybe this spring snow isn't so bad after all. I think if I could garden all year long, I would miss out on the miracle of seeing the brown and dead landscape suddenly come alive with green shoots poppping up and flowers starting to bloom and brighten my days.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
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