Here I sit, watching the snow fall. After a few days of sunshine and warmer weather it has melted enough to tease us with hints of an early spring. The snow had melted off my raised flower beds to let little green sprigs of new growth and hope peek out from beneath the mulch. Now as everything gets covered up again I’ll have to be content with planning; what changes do I want to make? Where should I replant the dahlias this year? Do I want to put my Valentine’s mini rose bushes in containers or in the ground? Daydreaming about my flower garden is a favorite winter pastime of mine.
The snow has not yet melted enough to make the trek to the vegetable garden. I’m anxious to get out there and uncover the strawberry plants and start working in the dirt again. I’ve already decided on spinach, tomatoes, onions, peas, green beans, carrots and zucchini. I’d like to give Brussels sprouts and beets a try. My husband’s grandparents grew pumpkins on the wooden fence surrounding their garden, I want to continue that tradition. For now, I’ll pour another cup of coffee, grab my seed catalogs and daydream some more.
Then I shall give you rains in their season, so that the land will yield its produce and the trees of the field will bear their fruit. ~Leviticus 26:4
