Happiness
True happiness is when Dexter discovers an emerging catmint plant for the first time in the spring. He found this yesterday when we were working in the back potager and spent about a half hour rolling on it and eating it.
I can completely understand how he feels, it’s a been a long winter here in Maine and Dexter is happy to once again be able to play in the garden and roll in his favorite plant. Back in Ohio I was always most excited to see my peonies, here in Maine I’m not sure if I have a favorite plant yet, I haven’t added any perennials to my gardens. Perhaps it will be asparagus this year, it won’t be long until it starts coming up.
What’s your favorite plant to see after a long winter?
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Susy, my favorite Spring plant is the Crocus. It’s usually the first to bloom some times even through a Spring snow blanket. Then come the Daffodils and Tulips. Peonies are next with Iris soon after. April and May are wonderful flower months but the Crocus begin the march toward the dog days of summer. We here at the Urban Ranch are now into the blooming Daffodil stage of Spring with Tulips not far behind.
Yea!! the radishes and lettuce are finally up and growing. I’ll probably replant some onions today and transplant more into the big red drinking cups just in case another polar night comes upon us.
I’m with Dexter. If I could get away with it without making the neighbors think I’m just crazy (no wait they already think that), I’d be rolling in the garden dirt. ;-)
Have a great day in the Spring garden.
to Nebraska Dave's comment
I feel the exact same way as Dexter when I see the daffodils and the apple blossoms. One of my favorite things to do is go for a stroll down streets lines with fruit blossoms so we can bask in the fluttering snow-like petals falling from the tree. I’d roll around in them like Dexter does catmint, but people would probably have me committed. :)
to whit's comment
I love the awakening of Spring – so many colorful blooms popping up after a long winter. The ones I truly look forward to seeing are my hyacinths. Love to see how much they’ve multiplied. For me, they are the first fragrances of the season.
to judym's comment
Anything green would be nice…we had a foot of snow here yesterday (Canadian Prairies) and the wind is blowing. *SIGH*
I am wondering if the crocuses I planted around my wishing well will come up, and if this winter will ever end!
to Jill's comment
A Spike of Green
by Barbara Baker
When I went out
The sun was hot
It shone upon
My flower pot
And there I saw
A spike of green
That no one else
Had ever seen!
On other days
The things I see
Are mostly old
Except for me.
But this green spike
So new and small
Had never yet
Been seen at all!
to bonnie k.'s comment