Well, last year was the driest year we've had in a long time, and this winter was one of the coldest on record. As the snow melts and I can see what is underneath, it looks like we lost some of our landscaping over the winter, including the beautiful dwarf blue spruce tree. It's sad and brown.
The rabbits were ruthless, they ate the top off of the Colorado Spruce I planted last summer (it was only about 10 - 12 inches tall) so I had to bury it in snow to save what was left. Now that there is some grass exposed it appears that they are leaving it alone. The ate halfway up one side of the pyramid bush so I'm not sure what I'm going to do with that poor thing :(
I'm sure there is more loss and damage that I haven't seen yet. I didn't have a chance to get the calla lily bulbs dug out so I'm sure I lost all of those this year too. I did plant some crocus and daffodil bulbs in the plot last fall so I'm hoping they come up, and the irises should be fine as well. We'll see what happens and I'll figure it out once I see what I have to work with.
I moved a plot of purple coneflowers and black eyed Susans late in the summer and the rabbits mowed them down within two days so I'm curious to see if they will come up or not.
Between Venus (one of our dogs who thinks she's a landscaper) and the rabbits, I don't know how many of the hostas will survive either. Many of them were eaten to the ground by the rabbits or dug up by Venus. We got a new puppy in November so I'm hoping he doesn't learn that bad habit from Venus.
I keep waiting for spring to come, we are still below average for temperatures and it's almost April. I did buy a bunch of seeds for the garden so I can't wait to get them in the ground. I'm going to try growing my tomatoes in pots this year so that will free up a whole bed in the garden.
Here's to warmer days and a good growing season!
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