Getting Ready for the Growing Season

Will made a heroic effort in the garden over the past two days. He made the yard ready for the planting season-- this year we are going to directly sow the seeds, as we haven't even thought about what we want to grow--and so that meant setting up the water barrel again, cleaning up the damaged or dead bushes from the snow, removing a hedge all together, and spread out mulch from our compost. He was a busy busy boy!

He moved the wood pile (we saw evidence of a creature living there, but no creature).
He also moved the compost bin after using up the good soil at the bottom of the pile.

Hedge removed--more room for roses!!
Fiona and Charles have sent us some, now we have a place for them.

Iris holder at the ready for all my irises!

Snowdrops out and dead leaves remove.

We are ready to pick out the seeds and plant them.... but just in case Mother Nature has something up her sleeve, we will wait one more weekend.