Our fervent expectations notwithstanding, the Youngster over the upper pond again wasn’t in the mood to bloom prolifically this year although against the backdrop of the resplendent Lady Banks and her arbor, the cherry tree, the colors painted a complimentary juxtaposition of colors against a cornflower blue sky.
With no regard for our recent cold snap, the raised veggie beds, critters, divas, sprites, 4-leggeds, and little green youngsters are everywhere to be found right now.
Our latest project gives a new definition to a ‘mommy make-over’ and while it will take us several months to finalize, we believe our guests deserve an updated look and feel for summer relaxing in the gardens.
Even the Buddha says the gifts of spring are ‘making him float with happiness!’ and Jasper is chowing down in prep for another March surprise.
In the last 4-5 days spring has simply exploded on our Coconut Island in The Sky and it seems to have begun with Joshua replanting the raised beds that, as you know, are devoted to veggies.
In 2008, I was given the vision to expand the atrium to the size that you have grown accustomed to as it is now. We landscaped the south garden with a couple of main features including a large fountain, a Leo Shakespeare sun dial and a long-awaited Cecile Breuner climbing old-fashioned rose bush, which has flourished there ever since.
While it seems impossible that we are celebrating the month of March 2025 already, clearly the Earth Mother is awakening all the green folks who have been hibernating all winter. Joshua happened to capture a few of our offerings that were dotted with rain.
Mr. Peeking Cardinal. Our first Hellies. And a Getting-to-Know-You standoff between Fiona and a pitiful little pumpkin-headed Jasper wondering about coming inside . . .
As we continue going from room-to-room, it seems we are never without a little something something requiring our attention. Even some of the green snowbirds are getting a refreshing early spring jumpstart.
With precipitation as shy as we are experiencing, we relish every morsel, drop and flake. Well, perhaps some of us relish that outside moisture more than others, ergo Miss Fiona and Braveheart Primo prefer the fainting couch snooze arena.
