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Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Damn I missed April Fools


“If you’ve never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul by a flower in spring bloom, maybe your soul has never been in bloom.”
— Audra Foveo



Gosh darn, April fools came and went and I wasn't pranked and I didn't post a blog entry and life just seemed to go on as if it were a day no different from any other day really.


Fritillaria pudica

Here we are in April and the Fritillaria are in full swing, The rock garden is just starting to get a few flowers and I'm thinking I really need to start propagating alpines again. I actually went and bought a case of anderson rose pots.......this could be the start of something.


The pasque flowers are crushing the early season show in the rock garden

Illahe from the rock garden, that's a 105 year old house framing a 5 year old Pasque flower. 

I know only a fool would think we are frost free at illahe on April 3rd. But there was something about today the warmth that almost feels like it has taken root that could make a person feel that maybe this is going to be a long, long growing season and maybe it has even truly begun?

It was 62 and cloudy today.

Cheers, 

Mark 


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