Comments on: Signs of Spring

By: Judith

Judith — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 12:29:55 +0000

So glad I stopped by–you have solved one of my mystery plants for me–Coltsfoot…it is growing down our lane in patches that increase every year to my delight. For one, the honeybees are attracted to it and it is early food for them. I think it is very pretty. It is silent after flowering–I almost need to take notes as to where it disappeared underground. As for dock & rocks–we could have a contest of whose pile is highest. Oh, my aching back!

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 22:43:01 +0000

To put it bluntly, we mow it. Period. About the only thing my lawn has that yours doesn’t, is sun. And perhaps moisture. The “lawn” in the background is very moist in spring, verging on squishy. I notice the lawn on the other side of the house, where it is dryer, is not as green. Also, the camera is getting the grass at an angle, so you don’t see how patchy it is. This post explains our lawn philosophy: http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2004/07/20/when-is-a-lawn-not-a-lawn/

By: Alice Nelson

Alice Nelson — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:30:19 +0000

You’re way ahead of us. We just dug out and scattered around a mound of plowed up snow in front that was covering some little bulbs trying to come up as well as weighing down my Oregon grape holly bush. At least the leaves didn’t get sunburned under the snow! It still has bunches of blue berries from last year – not in good condition. The Little Princess Spirea still has a load of snow on it, and the
P. G Hyadrangea is broken back pretty badly from the snow pile it was under. Will have to put that in another location. The snow has to go someplace. At least the street cleaner came by so our street looks less like a gravel road.
There is a school across the street so they sand very heavily on our corner. It’s an experience to find what under the snow after it has gone. I do have some crocuses in bloom in the lawn, which is sitll brown and covered with sand. We use a power sweeper on it.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:51:59 +0000

Wow, your grass looks really green in the background. I’m trying desperately to have some sort of lawn…what are your secrets? Elizabeth