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| Story ID: | 5123 |
| Written by: | Virginia Allain (bio, link, contact, other stories) |
| Organization: | none |
| Story type: | Diary/Journal Entry |
| Location: | East Wakefield NH United States |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Person: | Virginia Allain |
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New Englanders greet spring with a burst of energy. After a too-long, too-white winter, they fill their yards with colorful flowers and spend long summer days outside. I'm doing my share of planting. It's not a leisurely activity, as I hastily fill the flowerbeds with plants. The summer is too short and there is no time to waste. Splashes of purple, mounds of silver and a dash of red should reward my efforts. I don't know if deer like ageratum or salvia, but I'll find out as the summer progresses. They've already munched on the hosta. They reduced its full, green and white leaves to a cluster of short stems overnight. I wish I'd caught a glimpse of them, but I'm not an early enough riser for that. It will take many walks in the woods to see one. I hear that ticks are worse this year, so I'll have to stick to the cleared paths and sandy roads through the woods. It's great fun to explore the many nurseries that dot the roadsides in the spring. Sure one can buy a moderate selection of flowers and bushes at Home Depot, Lowe's and Wal-Mart, but the independent nurseries always surprise me with some off-beat or hard-to-find plants. It's early June, so the threat of frost is past. Lilacs and iris are in full bloom. I'm seeing rhododendon and azaleas making bold splashes of color in the yards. Happy planting, everyone! |
