notes and musings from a perennial gardener
seaonal winter image
Our gardens may be asleep for the season but that doesn’t stop the local wildlife from trespassing, frolicking and going about business as usual. Besides the ever-present white-tailed deer we also have raccoons, skunks, opossums, feral cats and foxes parading through. After a recent snowfall, their tracks gave them away even if I didn’t see them.
The foxes are my favorite, though, and it’s clear from these photos why.
January 22, 2024 — It’s a good day for a stroll in the garden despite the fact that the mercury hasn’t climbed above freezing in nearly a week. But the cold and snow won’t last much longer. Rain and warming temperatures are in the forecast, so I want to make the most of today’s snowy scenes. By the time you read this, the snow will no doubt be gone.
In these difficult times, I don’t have to tell you that not everything goes as planned– and that applies to gardening too. I’ve been outside checking to see what’s coming up, what’s been nibbled or dug up, and for one reason or another, didn’t survive. It turns out this year was especially hard on many plants.
