February 2018 weather wrapup
We had a cold wet February – somewhat similar to 2011. I hope it isn’t like that year because it was wet and cold until July! It started normal – 50ish with a little sun. This was nice after about … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Gardening
Early Spring Blooms
January was so wet. We had almost 6 inches of rain and only 6 days without rain. We hadn’t seen the sun since New Years. But I had a chance to get out in the yard and there is a … Continue reading →
Winter 2018 – Arboretum
We had a break in the rain and did a trip to the Washington Park Arboretum. This is a La Nina year but it has been warm. We had a freeze in early December and some snow at Christmas but … Continue reading →
Vegetable Garden 2017 #5
I missed posting about the garden in May so I am doing a late post in June from memory and pictures. I am dating it as May 29th when I took the picture. The weather has warmed up. It was … Continue reading →
Vegetable Garden 2017 #4
I missed posting about the garden in May so I am doing a late post in June from memory and pictures. I am dating it as May 16th when I took the picture. May has been mixed. Some hot days … Continue reading →
Vegetable Garden 2017 #3
This spring has been very wet and dismal. The rain and gray continues and it has been cold. Everything seems to be about 3 weeks behind. The saucer Magnolias are gorgeous and full of blooms. This seems to be late. … Continue reading →
Spring 2017 Update 2
We have returned from a trip to California to see the 2017 Superbloom. We were a little early but did see some great flowers fields in Carrizo Plains. More on this later. It continues to be cold, dark, gray and … Continue reading →
Spring 2017 update
The winter has been cold and wet. We have had snow even in February and a couple of freezing days early in March. The cold weather has made the spring bloom late. The first Spring tree that I look for … Continue reading →
Vegetable Garden 2017 #2
Not much happening in the garden right now. March has been very rainy – in fact the whole winter has been rather gray, wet and cold. But the seeds have been started. Since the last update, we have started our … Continue reading →
Vegetable Garden 2017 #1
It has been a very wet and cold winter. We got several days of snow in December before Christmas and again in January. We had a long string of days also with lows into the teens. The crocus were a … Continue reading →