As I just commented in another blog, I pretty much ignore the official calendar in regards to changing seasons. Late March is ridiculously late here for the first day of spring. Just as, I'm sure, it's ridiculously early for many folks up north.
I used to think that the beginning of spring was when the daffodils bloom, but that would mean it's been spring for almost a month. That's a bit early even for me. A better definition, I think, is that spring begins when the frost-free nights are more common than the nights below freezing. So according to the Sarah calendar, it's been spring for almost a week. Happy spring!
Speaking of spring, we saw the most adorable Easter cookies at Saladelia. I didn't know it was possible for any food to be so adorable without being nauseating. The cookies are shaped like animals and iced, and each package contains a large animal cookie and a little cookie accessory. A bunny rabbit and a tiny carrot; a bluebird and a little nest; a sheep and a baby lamb. They even had a little miniature metal bird bath that you could put the bluebird cookie in. Who knew Easter candy could be so darling?
And speaking of spring weather, I'm tickled by the coincidence that led me to buy a cute pair of rain boots on super sale yesterday, only to wake up and find it raining today. I guess fashion does have value after all!
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well, that works out perefectly, because i am ready to put together window boxes (for the first time ever!) but thought i should wait til spring officially started before doing that.
this means i don't have to wait! yay!
no you definitely don't have to wait! What are you planting? If you plant annuals that can't handle frost, you can just cover them with straw on nights that go below freezing.
I love the way windowboxes look, but I want to be more confident of my ability to keep up with watering before I do too much container planting.
those are cute boots!
i'm not sure what to plant. i figure my first time out, it won't look all that stunning, and that's ok.
actually, i saw some "bulbs ready to plant!" at lowe's the other day. basically bulbs that are just sending up their leaves, so you can have them if you didn't get around to planting in the fall.
it would be so cute to have a neat row of red tulips in a window box-- very dutch.
otherwise, there's a wall of dark green foliage under my windows, so the boxes need to have other colors, i think.