Hello there, Rural Sprout readers, Did you have a good week? How was the weather out your way? It’s definitely spring-like out here: cold one day, warm the next, wind and rain, sunshine and clouds. It’s the time of year when winter and spring are arguing about whose turn it is. But I think spring is winning. I spent some time wandering around my new yard on Friday, and I noticed quite a few tell-tale green leaves popping up out of the ground. There are spring bulbs everywhere. I was discussing the much-neglected flower beds with my landlady earlier in the week. She was quite happy to hear
that they would no longer be neglected. But I’m probably not going to do much just yet. I’m a firm believer in getting to know a space and living in it for a while without changing much. You get to know the space; the space gets to know you. I’m looking forward to seeing what pops up among all the dead foliage of the previous year. I can’t think of a better time to start getting to know my new home, either – spring. I get to see the yard at its worst after a long, dreary
winter and then walk in it as it comes alive.
Summer is one of the most popular seasons, and fall has quite the following these days as well – hi, there pumpkins spice crowd – it seems like most people dislike winter (Not me!), but I’ve met few people who claim spring as their favorite season. Let’s all take some time to appreciate the fleeting and unique beauty of spring this year. I know we all live in different climates, and spring looks different to all of us. But where I am, spring holds my favorite flowers. There’s something so different about the flowers of spring. They’re so different from the many-petaled flowers of summer. Their leaves are so green, their petals so
vibrant. Spring doesn’t come gently, either. It arrives in a stormy fit of color. It seems to say, “Fine, you’re tired of winter? You’re tired of gray and brown? You asked for it.” Spring yanks us from our winter slumber, roughs us up a bit for a few months and plops us in summer, wondering what that was all about.
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Over my many successes and failures in houseplant care, I've learned one simple truth: The more light…
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While spring seems the ideal time to prune, you'll want to be careful. There are quite a few plants…
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Sow tomato seeds the right way and you can say goodbye to leggy, stretched-out seedlings. You'll have…
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This is the year we should all throw in the trowel and quit gardening. Yup, it's time. The whole…
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When it comes to daffodils, most of us think about planting bulbs in the fall. We rarely think about…
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If this is your first year of no-dig gardening, congratulations! You are well on your way to less…
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If you truly believe that food is medicine and you know from experience that many wild foods can be…
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As the garden slowly wakes up after a long winter slumber, the excitement for a whole new gardening…
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Perennial flowers are a great choice for any garden. They can really brighten up your view, not just…
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No matter how large or small your garden may be, it can offer plenty of opportunities for fun, play,…
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