i was only going out to the front garden to put down a couple pink dahlia bulbs i had and ended up poking around for an hour in my pajamas. the ides of March are blowing and the air is warm so having a little lie down smack in the middle of the arugula patch wouldn't have seemed odd to me at all. the bees buzzing around the flower spikes numbered many but i'm sure they would have tried extracting some of my own honey had i done just that!
the most amazing progression of the garden reveals itself as i walk the entire frontage of the roadside and see that the seed heads that burst over the last couple years have taken up residence all along the road. parsley, cilantro, carrots, poppies, larkspur, coreopsis, old snaps all have found a crevice to live through another season. the cilantro was the most welcome surprise because the winters of late haven't supported the herb but with all the seeding going on i ended up with several large bunches of this stinky plant.
in the next couple weeks the larkspur and poppies will be showing color and the little golden acre sedum will reach to the sky with it's yellow star shaped flowers. the broccoli and cauliflower are bug free and when i harvested some lettuce and arugula the other night i brought in at least 6 lady bugs.
hurrah for spring...
