As I’ve mentioned (and as I know many of you are also experiencing), it’s been a slow burn of a spring around here. Unseasonably cool — often downright cold. Windy. Cloudy. Quite a lot of rain. Luckily, no late freezes — but close enough to curtail planting. And it looks to continue for a while longer. Although a few morning hours of sunshine bring hope and a glorious optimism, they don’t last long here . . . and a bit of sunshine + 48 degrees F don’t do a lot to encourage flowering.

What this means in my garden . . . is that plants are growing – but slowly. Buds – while present in abundance – are in a holding pattern. A couple of warm, sunny days will make everything pop in my garden. But we haven’t had a “couple of warm, sunny days” . . . in weeks and weeks.

So I wait.
And dwell in possibility!

           

           

On the plus side . . . the deer haven’t visited my backyard garden this year. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that our “fence extensions” are working to deter them. (They had already destroyed my garden by this time last year.)

We’ve also had time to plant a couple of new trees. And do a lot of transplanting. (Some years things grow too big too fast, and it’s harder to transplant them.) And . . . well. Weeds are a lot easier to pull when the ground is wet, y’know?

           

I’ve only just this week started planting my containers and putting in my herb/kitchen garden. Things are slow. But I’m certain they’ll catch up . . . as soon as the sun and warmer temps return. (And I know they will . . . )

How about YOU? How does your garden grow?