Happy first day of spring! It’s been so nice to see some of my bulbs that are popping up through the earth– I should have crocus’ tomorrow!
It’s been really crazy weather in my neck of the woods — 70 degrees one week and 30 degrees in another! I have to admit, I have not done much outside, except for uncovering my pencil hollies I planted behind my garage.
I was actually proud of myself for getting some indoor gardening done this year — like re-potting some plants that have needed it desperately. I also planted some cat grass! For those of you who follow me on Instagram and Twitter, I went to my local garden center a few weeks back, but actually found time to plant the seeds last week. To my great surprise, it is coming up really fast!
I was so thrilled to see this!
The cat grass was the extent of my indoor gardening this year. Maybe next year I will get some more time to actually start seeds. I have been doing a lot of re-decorating my house along with all things indoor. Moving furniture, buying furniture, just switching things around, makes a HUGE difference!
Yesterday was a cold Saturday morning to go to our local farmer’s market, but the mission was accomplished– I bought pussy willows!
Now, I was going to dedicate a whole “Consider This” to Pussy Willows, but I chickened out, because though they are beautiful, pussy willow trees have deep root systems, and the roots tend to wreak havoc on underground pipes, tanks, etc. Unless you have LOTS of space, I would not recommend them. There are several different varieties of Pussy Willows, and if you are interested and have an expansive landscape that tends to be more on the wet/boggy side, then I would highly recommend these!
In Buffalo, the day after Easter is celebrated in a big way, called Dyngus Day. This after- Lent celebration includes Pussy willow branches that are used to flirt with the opposite sex by giving that person a gentle “tap”. Pussy willows in bloom are a sure sign of spring to me!
Hopefully, the next post will have me doing more stuff outside, and checking out some great new plants that should go in your garden!
The Bent Trowel 
How fun to read about the tradition with Pussy Willow! That cat grass came up really fast – Have they started eating it yet?! I’m sure they are thrilled. Lovely to see the signs of spring in your garden. I’m sure its kind of a change over period for you with a mixture of warm and cold….Unfortunately here we seem to be going between warm and hot!! lol! I just want it to be 72 degrees and stay that way!
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Yes, it did! That cat grass was also destroyed quickly! They loved the stuff! It is also nice that there are signs of spring, despite the snow we keep getting! I wish our biggest problem was warmth– actually, don’t worry- people do that during the summer here! They complain about it being too hot! LOL go figure!
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