Yikes - in January we had the mother of all ice storms. It’s a good thing I dig up my dahlia bulbs each fall, because I don’t think they would have made it. The moss on our stone work has really exploded this winter! Funny enough, after all the bunny sightings last year, I didn’t see a single bunny this year in our garden.
It was a fairly warm spring and the mild summer made for a super successful year for our apple trees and veggies. Our mason bees emerged mid-March, and we discovered dragonfly nymphs in our pond after it was installed just last summer. I even got photos of some of the first dragonfly species to emerge from our ponds! We added 5 more rose varieties this spring and expanded our rose garden.
With the passing of another year in our garden, we implemented a few more ‘edits’... namely adding a few gravel pathways to help navigate the garden, relocating a couple raised beds, and replacing the last remaining ornamental shrubs with native plants.
It was a great year and I can’t wait for next season!
