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March 2nd, 2004 by Kathy Purdy · No Comments

A certain person is amused by my measuring the receding snow level above the snowdrops in the Secret Garden. He doesn’t seem to realize this is strictly professional curiosity. This is, after all, a weblog about cold climate gardening, and my tromping in the snow, yardstick in hand, is solely in the interest of journalistic accuracy. So this has nothing to do with my bean-counter propensities. And nothing to do with cabin fever. Just so that’s clear.

Now, on to the report. The snow over the snowdrops in the Secret Garden is down to 4 3/4 inches and the snow over the driveway peony bed (home of Rozella and friends) has receded, revealing many crocus sprouts. The tension mounts: will the first bloom be a crocus or a snowdrop? Stay tuned . . .

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About Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy discovered the joys of writing in fourth grade, when she started corresponding with a former classmate. She's been writing letters ever since, first on looseleaf, then electronically, and now as weblog entries. That makes you, the blog reader, her pen pal. Her first independent (though frustrating) attempts at gardening were made in high school, though the gardening bug didn't bite hard until her mid-thirties, when she found herself mistress of a rural home on 15 acres. • USDA Hardiness Zone:4 • AHS Heat Zone: 3 • Location: rural; Southern Tier of NY • Geographic type: foothills of Appalachian Mountains • Soil Type: acid clay • Experience level: intermediate • Particular interests: colchicums, narcissus, cottage gardening, NY native plants, gardening with/for children