Ecological Gardening and Other Creative Pursuits
April was delightful – from a gorgeous full-moon to the outburst of magnolia and fruit tree blossoms. Birds are off building nests; migratory birds are returning; irrigation is back on; we built a new willow fence to keep the deer out of the raspberries. Meanwhile, we are being invaded by ants, bindweed, and peacocks. RUh roh.
It’s another drippy day in the Pacific Northwest. What to do … or not … that is the question.
April is National Gardening Month. The blogs are full of To-Do Lists on what you should be doing if you had your act together (which is making this overachiever feel like a real slacker). What is truly feasible? How to find balance? Taking an April Garden Survey is a good procrastination technique. In this post, I explain my strategy for this year’s garden (and for minimizing my workload) and take a look around at what is up and blooming.