Change and Hope in the Garden

Winter is loosening its grip. We're still having frosty mornings in the mid-20's. There's a new phenomenon -- something they call "freezing fog".


It melts really fast so you have to get out there early.


It's been positively warm (over 50 degrees) in the afternoons. It was time to start cleaning up winter's remains. The entryway hydrangeas were the first to tackle.


I'm still pondering this weeping Japanese Maple. Master apprentices only watch for fifteen years before they're allowed to make any cuts.


With all this new light and warmth I couldn't resist starting a salad garden. This is the "hope" part -- right outside my office window.


I'll be serving up two kinds of lettuce.