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Mar 29, 2008 | 3:52 PM PST
Tag: Rhubarb

The good intentions to continue tidying the garden over Easter were stopped by the weather. ON easter sunday we awoke to a thick covering of snow! It lasted the day and was followed by wind and rain. All my small plants in the house are coming on well and I should be able to harden them off now the weather is back to normal. Our cat of 18 years died this week so it has been a sad time. Our younger cat was a bit puzzled but seems to understand now. To night the clocks change so tomorrow we will all be confused. The pond fish have got their spring appetites and come to the surface for feeding. The flower beds in the parks and public gardens look great.

Looking at some of your gardens I wonder if the wooded parts could be planted with primulas and spanish bluebells. They would look great in the spring. The first rhubarb is ready for pulling - the english have an obsession with it - and I am looking forward to a rhubarb crumble. With a lack of horse manure to feed it the compost heap and fertilizer have to suffice.

More later E