Hey--Spring Starts Tomorrow, Weatherman!

You never know with plants--are they going to bloom early this year, or will it be a late spring?  Will they listen to the Groundhog?

Well, the weather has not been too nice the last week, and at one of my listings we have a contractor waiting to replace a section of sidewalk upheaved by tree roots. All he could do yesterday in the drizzle and wet snow was to remove the offending roots and wait for the sun to shine. It's been almost down to freezing for the last few days!  Didn't they listen to  Punxsatawney Phil? I checked his website, and it says there will be an early Spring! What does he know, hiding in some hole in Pennsylvania (or being kept in some expensive hotel with room service).

The Hellebores in my garden have been slackers this year. Sometimes they bloom in January, but not this year--and we didn't even have enough snow to shovel this year. Anyway, there are some Hellebores open today, enjoying the sun after a morning drizzle. Prima Donnas, I would call them, but can't we say that about a lot of flowers? They will do what they do when they want to do it, and there's not a lot we can do about it (save building greenhouses).

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