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Signs Of Spring
While walking the other day, I heard the song of a meadowlark. In our country, that is one of the first signs of spring. We, fortunately, missed the wet March snowstorm that we normally get this time of year and the temperature is finally starting to thaw the ground. We even have a few green shoots trying to pop up.
I am seeing many posts for flower and garden shows around the country. The commercial greenhouses are already transplanting their seedlings and I am thinking of bringing my potted strawberries out of hibernation. Spring is my favorite season-new plants, young animals and longer days. But, all of this talk of spring means that I must get into action and start cleaning flower beds and planning my garden.
I read an interesting fact that vegetable gardening was up 12% and that 38% of households in the United States grew a vegetable garden in 2009. There is also a new, more unconventional trend in gardening of mixing edibles with ornamentals. This broadens the idea of what a garden is and what it should look like. Imagine a vegetable garden with flowers intersperced among the edibles. Now my creativity is kicking into gear and I am thinking of garden decor that I could add to make it look more interesting such as a decorative trellis for my cucumbers to hang on. I might even add a path with stones.
They say that gardening is good for your mental and physical health. I say that gardening and planting is good for the soul. The meadowlark is saying that it I will be planting soon. I hope he is right.
Gifts for a Gardener
For the avid gardener or green thumb on your holiday shopping list, here are a few gift ideas sure to perk up their garden this spring and summer. Shopping for gardening gifts during the holidays can also yield some great discounts!
~Garden Fountain – great for bringing water, one of the four natural elements, to your garden, and also for the sweet serenade of trickling water.
~Windchimes – the windchime is a timeless gift that offers visual and aural appeal to an outdoor space.
~Garden Statues – these bring earth, another of the four natural elements of your garden, and provide great aesthetic appeal.
~Birdfeeders – great for attracting animals of the avian breed to your garden; birds will also eat harmful insects and prevent some insects from nesting in the yard.