Slim Pickings to Protect
The Story of Farming Days Gone By
I almost feel as if a glacier covered our backyard this last winter. The last winter rains came when temps were warm, followed by bitter cold. Our flower gardens did not fare very well. In visiting with other perennial gardeners the consensus was the same: winter kill. I am enjoying what did come up and will wait until the spring of 2014 before I raid a garden nursery for replanting. This year is a year of being content with what I have.
Garden art is more fun than decorating within the home. The fact that dusting is not required tells the whole story. This particular piece of garden art just drew me in. It speaks volumes of times past. Hats off to the home welder that saw resources in someone’s junk pile. Though there was not a lot for this garden sentinel to protect this year as evident of all the bare dirt around him, I know he will be primed to be on board next spring after spending all winter in the potting shed.