It’s raining. There’s tons to do. Five minutes home and we’re already chopping up the neighbor’s downed tree limb and beginning cleanup. Absent since November, there’s that burning question immediately upon arrival in spring: How did the garden fare over winter? A singular event answered that question in a kind of visual shorthand. Not only did the beschorneria (aka False Agave) keep all its leaves relatively presentable over the winter, it greeted me with something wholly unexpected.
Whether the north or south garden, beschornerias just do not easily jump into bloom for me. Off to a good start! More soon, AGO.
What a lovely surprise. With the mild winter the PNW has had I am sure your garden is doing great. Will be fun to discover all that’s growing. Have fun!
Hmm, I’ve been here the entire time and I still have more weeds than I can shake a stick at. I can only imagine having been gone since November about how much work you might have in front of you. Hope the fallen branch didn’t cause too much damage. Amazing to see what sailed through our very mild winter. My Romneya coulteri didn’t even die back all the way, so it’s also interesting to see how completely unscathed your Beschorneria came through. What a treat!
What a greeting! The branch was just left for you to deal with? I hope it wasn’t a huge trouble, and more importantly didn’t damage anything.
@Elaine, yes, things look pretty good, camassias are blooming, so haven’t missed too much. Most of the potted tulips already bloomed. Looks like I didn’t miss the local skunk cabbage bloom too. Happy spring!
@Jerry, my melianthus has most of its leaves too. I wonder how the bloom on your romneya will be affected by keeping its leaves over winter — such a beautiful plant but not meant for a small garden!
@Tracy, I immediately thought of you and your beschorneria in bloom. Marty grumbled quite a bit about being left to do their cleanup. Not the friendliest neighbors so felt it best not to poke the bear…