I got the sunnier flowerbeds cleaned and dead stuff removed today, and the yard is looking much nicer. Clipped off a few rose stalks that had snuck to our side of the fence from the neighbour's big bushes and, in a reverse procedure, trimmed the pachysandra before it could spread all the way to the public footpath just outside the fence. The lawn is dotted with holes I dug with the "dandelion drill" to exterminate the pesky things; I've got to say that if there's only one plant you reliably recognise and know how to deal with, it helps if it's dandelions!
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| Like zombies, the first flowers are beginning to push through the soil. |
Today's efforts were hampered by a cough and a sore throat, which I'm studiously ignoring. Not quite sure if it's a great idea, but hey, at least I got some stuff done.
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| Panorama of the yard in its current state. Yes, that's snow. |
I was watching a UK gardening show that cheerfully stated: "Our growing season is from April to November, by mid-April you should definitely be getting the first crops." Felt like giving them the finger. Our front yard's still full of snow, and everything will be dead by the end of September.
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