We have had several beautiful days this week--highs near 80 degrees and a couple of mild nights.
Do we dare plant our annuals at this point? Most of us have purchased them already. Some of us have planted them and cover them at night. Some of us have them in our garages overnight and put them out in our driveways during the day to "harden" them. If we guess wrong and plant them, we will be covering them nightly for awhile. There are some that think we should not plant outdoors until after the first full moon of June--but most of us can't wait. Sometimes it helps out the local greenhouse if we plant too early--then we have to buy the same things twice!
Is it safe to put the boxes out at the cemetery yet? The cemetery crew has been busy--the city crew has been cutting the grass. The volunteers have planted grass on new graves. Today the city crews were trimming around the stones. A drive past indicates that some folks are taking the chance and putting their pots out (no plastic flowers allowed). The floral shop will be putting out the planters on Friday so they are all set for Memorial Day. It is a great service that they provide: for a certain cost, they plant them, put them out at the gravesites, bill us, and then pick up the planters in the fall (painting them in the winter). The cemetery crew--all volunteer--works hard all summer to keep them all watered and looking good. We are so lucky to be living where we do! We WILL be ready for Memorial Day and all the services on Monday.
Such is life in the northland!
