Late February, and the air's so balmy snowdrops and crocuses might be fooled into early blooming. Then, the inevitable blizzard will come, blighting our harbingers of spring, and the numbed yards will go back undercover. - Gail Mazur
Good morning, gardeners and welcome to the last days of February. Signs of early spring are showing around here in the forms of the earliest daffodils, and the green of the first grass emerging from the cold ground.
In my early gardening days here in Kansas, I was often fooled by these warm February days (supposed to be 75 today), and would start putting plants outside, or buying stuff to plant outside, you know how you get!
And then the inevitable happens. Here’s a picture of February 27th, 2015
Here’s my backyard several years ago on March 27th, where we got 34 inches of snow. Those lumps in the snow back there are my barrel planters!
At 10 AM:
And at 6 PM:
So Gardeners, do not be fooled by this fickle month, she will betray you every time!
In winter's cold and sparkling snow,
The garden in my mind does grow.
I look outside to blinding white,
And see my tulips blooming bright.
And over there a sweet carnation,
Softly scents my imagination.
On this cold and freezing day,
The Russian sage does gently sway,
And miniature roses perfume the air,
I can see them blooming there.
Though days are short, my vision's clear.
And through the snow, the buds appear.
In my mind, clematis climbs,
And morning glories do entwine.
Woodland phlox and scarlet pinks,
Replace the frost, if I just blink.
My inner eye sees past the snow.
And in my mind, my garden grows.
Cynthia Adams, Winter Garden