photo taken March 15th 2024 of snowy trees.

Weekly Garden Snapshot: 2024 week 11

March 19, 2024 A.L.H. Hughes

photos taken March 15th 2024 of snowy trees and pine branches.

And now is the season for knocking snow off of tree branches with a stick lest they get so bowed down they break – or at least it was, for a day or two there. Snow now starting to melt, but there’s a lot of it.

Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years shows almost no concurrence with snow, but rather with hens-and-chicks, and hellebores, and crocuses. Before it snowed, I did spot one crocus blooming in my yard… Guess the rest have to wait.

A mosaic of 11 weekly garden images showing early to late March for 2022-2024. Some fields of snow. Early spring brown and early spring buds and flowers, plus just two panels with snow. — March 16th 2024 garden – looking back (and forward) by 1-week and 1-year steps.

Looking back 2-4 weeks and 2-4 years we’ve got a little more support for the snowy weather (snow right now isn’t flabbergasting, after all), but also the strong suggestion that the Tulips Will Be Arriving, around the end of the month.

A mosaic of 11 weekly garden images showing mid February to early April for 2020-2024. Brownness and snow, and white hellebores, and red tulips! — March 16th 2024 garden – looking back (and forward) by 2-week and 2-year steps.

…This week my garden is just on pause while it waits for the snow to melt off.