This might be my favorite season. But is it even a season, in the true sense of the word? This transitional time when winter wanes and the spring rises.
To see green returning to the crunchy, dry, brown ground, to feel the ever lengthening days fills me with excitement for what is to come.
Another turn of the wheel of the year, another chance to see blooms, fruits and harvests of the fruit trees and garden herbs.
I love to see the blossoms forming on shrubs and even this rosemary plant growing in the herb spiral. And the other day I was surprised to see a couple of blossoms forming on an old almond tree in our front yard.
I took a stroll around the garden and our trails to see what else is in bloom.
In our chicken coop a few volunteer peaches grow from what was probably once a compost pile years ago. I love the pink and white blossoms and eagerly await their fruits when summer weather sets in.
In my mini-garden of microgreens things are moving much more quickly than a month ago. Seedlings that grew at a glacial pace in the depth of winter are suddenly stretching towards the sun and unfurling fresh leaves to catch the rays.
Mustard and radish greens are protected under the make-shift greenhouse while this pot of light green lettuces are looking so beautiful on my front patio. Probably the time to transplant them into a garden bed or bigger pots is upon us.
As for my traditional garden that I tended too for years, all that is left are fava beans. The garden had it's moments of bounty but, for the most part was just a drain of time and a source of frustration.
As the last round of fava beans grow there I am saying goodbye to that garden and instead focusing on a couple of beds and a large collection of potted plants that are just outside my doorstep.
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Oh for some reason I thought you were north - where do you live?
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I grew up in North America and visit every year, so sometimes my garden posts take place up north. But I live in Argentina these days π»
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Spring is my favorite season, regardless of allergies haha but to see how the green begins to take more color and the flowers begin to paint the garden with colors, it is very beautiful β€οΈ
Those liminal in-between spaces are beautiful; the moments just before spring really arrives, as you can see the plants readying themselves to burst open. What a wonderful time! And than you so much for sharing this beauty with us. The long winter is finally showing signs of transition.
I agree! It feels so magical to be witness to these changes. After so many months of dark and grey the colors are returning πΌπ
Here where I currently reside, there are so many different flowers blooming already; it is not even spring yet! From white flowers to beautiful blue ones. Purple flowers will soon colour the streets! I hope that nature shows her beautiful colours there soon as well!
So you're also in the Southern Hemisphere? We're looking forward to spring as it's been an exceptionally dry winter.
You must be so excited about planting everything out soon, and as for the peach blossoms, I hope you have a bumper crop!
Yeah! I am in Argentina. Is winter usually dry where you live? I saw in your post that August tends to be windy, here too.
I am really excited, especially because I am changing the location of the garden from about a minute walk away to just outside the kitchen door π±π»
How exciting. π
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There are variety of plants in your garden. Beautiful flowers, healthy vegetables, and amazing herbs.ππ
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