Thursday
The wind yesterday was quite something. Big cardboard boxes from various mail order purchases that I had stacked to be broken down to take for recycling were blown about all over the yard. Two of the four roof vent windows on the greenhouse blew open too and the louvred wall window that I had open blew shut. That is the first time that has happened 
The cherry tree still in its nursery pot blew over too. Fall leaves from the woods blew back into the garden beds that I've already raked out. At least the thick mats of accumulated leaves are dealt with so it is just a matter of getting the new dry leaves raked away again at some point.
It was 28 degrees this morning. Brrrrr. Predictions look like low in the 20s tomorrow, Sunday, and Monday - higher at 36 on Saturday. Today's high is only in the 40s, but then the highs will be in the low to mid 50s. Doesn't look like it will be 60s again until Friday a week from now. Gardening is ok for me in the 50s, but isn't all that pleasant. I much prefer 60s, and 70s are even better 
March weather sure is challenging for gardening. I want it to be glorious weather for spending time doing garden cleanup and just basking in the warm sun.
I won't be doing any gardening today. Too cold. I will be spending a good portion of my afternoon having lunch with gardening friends though. We'll have a grand 'ol time chatting about gardening and other life happenings. It is always so refreshing to talk gardening without the usual eyes rolling disinterest Sally is bringing some 'Picasso' calla lily corms too. 'Picasso' is such a pretty one - white with purple throats. She grows 'Picasso' every year and with her amazing green thumb, they thrive and reproduce. I've gotten beautiful full grown calla lilies from her before and haven't managed to keep them going. Too bad her green thumb skills don't come home with me too!
I hope to get back outside tomorrow when the morning chill is gone and it warms up to the low 50s. I still need to finish what I started in the Front Steps Bed and I want to start tackling the gardens on the north side of the house after that. Last year I set and met my goal to having the fall leaves raked out and the ratty hellebores foliage cut back in all the gardens by the end of March. Sure would like to meet that goal again this year.
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