A Start . . .

Cold and partly sunny, in the mid 40s.

Despite continued below normal temps, there is a definite cast of green in the lawn finally.

And I have made my first nursery purchases!  We were at Pam's today helping her sort and take stuff to bulk waste, and on the way home we stopped at Woodland Gardens in Manchester.  They had full stocks of wonderful woody plants out already!

Really nice, unusual plants, and I started scooping some up.

I got:

A very tall Black gum sapling to add to the back hill (or to the meadow in front).  I've had trouble finding tall saplings anywhere... huge BandB trees and little ornamentals, but nothing tall in a couple gallon pot that I could plant.  It was only $24!!!  Look at the height!

A large 'Tardiva' panicle hydrangea... I have several on order to form my new "hedge" by the curve of the walk, but I may cancel those and go back and get 2 more of these larger gallon pots.  'Tardiva' has been hard to find, supplanted by other hydrangea cultivars lately.

A native witch hazel (virginiana) to add to the meadow where the only other survivor still  grows.