Spring Fever

Detail of White Tulip
Courtesy of The Photographer

Although the weather today is cool and the forecast is calling for rain over the next few days, I definitely have spring fever.  This is mostly due to the fact that I received another gardening catalog in the mail today.  My thoughts are of hydrangea, roses, tulips, lavender, lilac, coreopsis, and coneflowers.  And of playing in the dirt - which is one of my most favorite things to do. 

I have big dreams for the front lawn area this year.  Our "front hill" is actually a gentle slope that extends from the front patio down to the front field.  It is crowded with Redbuds and brush but I dream of clearing it and planting loads of my favorite flowering shrubs.  I want fresh flowers everywhere in the house this summer!  With Pierce's help, I think I can get it accomplished.  What, after all, is the point of having a big, strong 20 year old living under your roof if you can't sweet talk him into manual labor every so often?

I ordered all my vegetable seeds in January and am eagerly anticipating time for planting.  We have plans for expanding the vegetable garden this year.  We do raised beds because we have red clay soil.  Which is not fun to try to double dig.  I need no sweet talk for this project.  Pierce loves to work in the vegetable garden. Our last frost date is May 16th, so we still have plenty of time to get the beds built and filled.

The most difficult part is the waiting!  Not much got done this past winter - it was so blasted cold and we had so much ice and snow that traveling to get any sort of project supplies was pretty low on the "to do" list.  We basically spent the winter at home, hanging out and enjoying quality time together. But the snow is behind us now and with spring fever comes the need to do something!