Garden notes

The greening is happening! Very quickly the ravine is filling in, the spring flowers are blooming. Things were a bit late this year but the advantage is the tulips seem to be lasting much longer.

Many of the transplants to the ravine last fall seem to have survived: fern; pulminaria; solomon's seal; may apple.

Spent a few hours in the back removing and editing - wild mustard and dandy lion on the ravine slope; the witch hazel that failed to impress; weeds of unknown origin; mowing the grass. God it felt great to be getting dirt under my nails again.

Mike and Karen popped by and we were able to sit in the back and visit in our shirtsleeves. Mike had come across a book called 'The Wisdom of India' and thought I might want it on my shelf. Very thoughtful.