FROST. Though it damages some of our plants, it is beautiful. It is also helpful, in that it signals to us gardeners to cut back. It’s as close as we get to snow around here, and it has been a frosty winter here at the Center.
FLAME. We have been flaming the weeds in our gravel areas and along the edges of the paved paths. It’s an excellent, non-chemical way to control the weeds, plus it warms us up on those nippy mornings.
For the first time in recent memory, the daffodils popped up before the crocus. Will wonders never cease!
There is a lot of pruning going on around here. As a result, we are doing a lot of cleaning of our pruners. The blade gets gummed up and loses its edge after days of trimming. Take good care of your tools and they’ll serve you a long time.
Cerinthe major “Pride of Gibralter” will be showing off very soon—right now, you’ll only see the weedy looking green shoots in the island in the main parking lot, but just wait and soon you’ll see a brilliant show.
We had a wonderful time in the haiku workshop this week. Everyone took inspiration from the gardens; here is mine:
bare cane winter stark
the gardener’s hand tires
rejuvenation!
