Spring Roller Coaster...
...Stiff winds gusted through winter weary Barberton as the temperatures climbed from the teens to the seventies. For two days we basked in the teaser to spring. Mountains of ice and snow were disappearing as rain and warm air whisked away most of the nasty reminders of this harsh winter. All I could think of was pots of little green herbs and bowls of spring flowers everywhere. But, alas, it is too soon for such joy. Le Petiit Jardin will have to snooze a little while longer. Our usual Ohio weather is still on its maddening roller coaster ride as the temperatures return to their cold downward spiral. Mostly, it is soggy. Between the ice mountains melting and the copious pre-spring rains saturating the grounds everywhere, it is more a time of rubber boots and pontoon boats than for spring gardening rituals. I am just eager to get to the real gardening stuff. For now, I will busy myself with collecting containers for plants and bags of potting soil. Spray painting