Barely short of a month since Spring began on March 20th... enough has emerged and burst into growth to create a very pleasant spring garden. And this pleasant garden might continue to be just that for another month or so.
The record breaking Ice Storm last October did severe damage to the semi-mature Silver Maple that shaded this garden. A good number of large branches snapped under the weight of the ice and an inept tree crew removed a large number of limbs that created the crown. At the moment I'm guessing the tree will provide 50% of the shade it provided last year... and this could cause a significant change in direction for this bed. We shall see.
