Mom Nature's Joke

O.K., so maybe it's Mom's joke also! Must have had a jittery finger going. For some reason I have 2 posts with only misspelled titles. Hmmm.....techno mysteries.

I meant to let you know that I'm going back to the garden this afternoon after several days of banishment due to wind and low temperaturs. In anticipation of planting time, I've been gathering up both perennials and annuals, cozying them up next to the house to protect them from low temperatures. In addition to the plants on the front stoop, there are some on the back deck.

However, after giving us days of warm to hot temperatures and warm nights, Mom Nature threw in a couple of cold ones with a "patchy frost" on Wednesday night.


Turns out that my front stoop was one of the "patches" and one flat was sticking out too far. Note the sad little frost nipped guys.

I have some areas that still need their spring cleaning out -- leaves, etc. Then I'm going to start planting perennials. Depending on the forecast, I may be into full planting mode by the week-end. Truly gardening time!