After months of deep cold, spring has been glorious so far. It’s almost my one-year anniversary of living in West Virginia. That will come very soon this week. I have gotten to see our land through 4 seasons and experience spring as it wakes up. The weather ebbs between warm and cold, teasing one to plant even when maybe it’s not time.
I have felt an inspiration I hadn’t felt in years as spring approached. I wasn’t burnt out on growing; all I could do was get so excited about the warmer weather.
The tiny pop-up greenhouse has been busy the past few weeks, as I got seeds going for the first time to plant crops.
Future tomatoes.
Nasturiums to sprinkle throughout the garden beds.
Future alpine strawberry plants.
In the cold frame sit three containers of more tomato seeds, waiting to germinate.
Wild and feral bulbs in the lawn.
The tiniest random bulbs under a maple tree.
The Daffodils were struggling at first; they bloomed (or well started) a bit early.
Then they caught up! All it took was a single day in the upper 80s.
More random feral (and tiny) bulbs.
In the garden, Mountain Mint started coming up as we reached 12 hours of light.
Dicentra returning.
I got to see this tree bloom last spring, and the flowers are simply gorgeous.
Forsythia in bloom. My neighborm when I met her last year, admitted she would take a few cuttings when the house sat empty. I told her to help herself! It is a beautiful shrub in bloom, and is medicinal. She made me a lovely bouquet this spring using it last week.
How it looks in spring.
Comfrey returning.
Catnip.
Unlike at our last place, one Rhubarb plant is plenty enough.
The Sage took a beating last winter, but it is returning with new growth.
Motherwort, coming up lush.
I had to prune this Cherry tree quite a bit last summer. You couldn’t walk under it. So far, it looks like I didn’t destroy it….it’s just starting to open.
~Sarah