Over the last few days we've seen the first signs that Spring is coming soon! Daffodil and crocus shoots have appeared where snow was a foot thick less than a week ago.
And the pond ice is breaking up with dark streaks of open water showing between the melting ice sheets
Our garden is finally today completely free of snow. I am amazed at the plants that are still green after being under the snow for months. Christmas Fern, our new ornamental grasses, the Goldmoss Sedum, the Lavender and the Irish Moss are all looking pretty alive.
We had a bit of cracking in our travertine walk that we'll have to see about fixing and our Hino Crimson Azalea was badly damaged by the buildup of snow. We will have to replace it and protect it better next year--that corner of the yard gets a lot of snow drift and the Azalea branches are too brittle to hold it.
I also pruned our two-year-old dwarf Methley Plum tree for the first time. Made me nervous because I am establishing it's structure permanently, but I like how it turned out and hope it's happy!
Love that you're doing this. Clam Pudding Pond is awesome!
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