"April hath put a spirit of youth in everything." - William Shakespeare
April is the time we all look to the outside of your homes. In Northern California our roses are just about to begin blooming, all the spring perennials have put on their new coat of growth and are just about to begin blooming too. The hills are a beautiful shade of green which will, it seems, turn a golden yellowish color the minute the rain ceases in about a month. This is the time of year that the "wine country" renews itself
Recently discovered a great gardening site when I was looking up information about container gardening on the web. As this is National Garden Month they have some very interesting articles that can help you in your spring gardening adventures.
Visit http://ww.nationalgardenmonth.org.
My new spring garden project is about to get underway - a water trough container garden. Have purchased the trough, a galvanized trough 6' long, 2' wide and 2' deep. Will drill drain holes in the bottom next, then will fill container with soil. Plans are to make a kitchen herb garden that will contain rosemary, thyme, sage, oregano, parsley, etc. and a few seasonal items. The first year I'll have to experiment a little.
These water troughs are very "useable". Have another one set up as an outdoor aquarium. It was been set up for about 2 years and the fish have lived over the winter very well. The only problem I've had is that we've been visited by a Giant Blue Heron on several occasions and he has taken some of the fish for his dinner. Now have a wire cover over the top!
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