bouldercroft Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 With the first sighting of a chipmunk I am officially declaring the start of spring in Boston! We've still got ~2ft of snow on the ground but it's melting fast. I got the chance to sit out with the girls this afternoon this afternoon while the poor things pecked at about 5ft sq. of grass - the only bit I could dig out before the last storm. Now I'm planning to dig a path to the greenhouse so I can get some seedlings going. What's on your Spring to do list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicken bark Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Glad your snow is going at last. This Spring I need to creocote the hen shelter and see if I can repair the rotten greenhouse. My OH doesn't like me keep mentioning it would make a good WIR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migsy Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 On my spring to-do list is to tidy up the very neglected garden I inherited from the last owner of my house. It is a mess - lots of dead stuff to remove and loads of pruning to do. I got bedding plugs from Aldi on Saturday and I now have 50 little pots on my kitchen windowsill of geraniums and lobelia. Not sure what I will do with all of them. Perhaps they won't survive. Gardening is a new adventure for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Glad to hear the snow is going at last - about time! I haven't ventured into my veg patch (hidden behind a wall) so dread to think the state it will be in . My front garden looks lovely though as it's all new (albeit a bit bare and twiggy!) and the novelty of looking after it hasn't worn off yet . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouldercroft Posted March 6, 2011 Author Share Posted March 6, 2011 In a moment of madness I had this idea that if I dug out a 9x9ft patch of snow that my poor hubby would build me my WIR earlier than planned... After a few shovels of very wet and heavy snow I gave up and decided that the girls would survive a few weeks longer in the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 I got bedding plugs from Aldi on Saturday and I now have 50 little pots on my kitchen windowsill of geraniums and lobelia. I got some of those but decided on something bee friendly so I have masses of asters in my conservatory. I too have lots of garden planting to do and some beehives to make. My potatoes are chitting on the window sill. We are selling the house. I just hope it goes before we have to dig those spuds up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 I am hopelessly behind in the garden after all the wet we had in the autumn. I only get weekends to do gardening and it seemed to be raining or swamp-like on those when i had free time I did a lot of cutting back on Sunday and took all the branches to the dump, still lots more to do though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Must be spring here too. 3 nice days in a row and the daffodils are out at last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Yes, there are some daffys here too, great swathes of crocuses in the park and blossom on the trees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migsy Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 I bought some heathers and various bulbs from Aldi today and planted them. I was trimming a hedge when my 5 yr old son said "Look Mummy!" and I turned around and there was a pair of ducks on the front lawn! I quickly got some corn to encourage them to stay a bit longer and they lingered for about 1/2 an hour. They were beautiful. It made me want to get some. I posted some photos of them on Facebook and now people think that I am even more obsessed with birds and that they are mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouldercroft Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 (edited) my daffs are just poking through the ground about an inch tall now but the snow is almost gone which means.....we can start building the WIR yipppppeeeeee! Edited March 16, 2011 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I could make you jealous and show my daffs.... but that'd be cruel!!! We're in South west England , where it's milder, but wetter. Happy Spring!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
