Happenings

 For several years I have had a small gardenia bush in the back yard.  It is next to the wall, in a very protected place.  Twice I thought drought had killed it, but it survived.  It has never grown much, and never bloomed, until this week.  Today it has two blooms and several buds.  It must have liked the mild winter.

My peonies are budding now.  Usually they have lots of flowers, but it looks like it will just be a few this year.  Perhaps they did not like the mild winter?

This week I planted twelve tomato plants, basil, cilantro and parsley.  I also planted half the bed we have reserved for corn.  I hope to plant the rest of that bed this weekend.  We will also put out annuals this weekend.  Squash, cucumbers and more herbs are growing in seed pots inside.

I am uncertain how I will keep the yard tamed this summer.  Everything is growing far faster than I can manage to work with it.  But, is certainly is nice to have plenty of rain.