She's Back.

3-6-12 SHORT HILLS: It was another cold day with the temps not getting to 40°. I haven’t done much outside because it’s just too cold to comfortably work. I did do some pruning of dead yews in the pool hedge to make the fencing job a bit easier when I get to it. Next phase, pull all the rotted wood off the wire mesh and dump it at the dump.

La Nina has reformed, after taking the winter off. Here in the Northeast that usually means cool spring and normal precip for NJ, but wetter than normal in VT. We’ll see what happens. Remember—climate is what you expect, weather is what you get.

New blooms: crocus.


Snowdrops are at peak.

Snowflake, a snowdrop relative, the two are easily confused from a distance.

Crocus.