It’s been warm the last few days (fingers crossed!), and it was sunny when I got home, so I went looking around the Bistro for signs of life that I hadn’t noticed before. My one brave hyacinth is still growing, and there are buds on the lilacs (white and Manchurian), and some of the plants had green that’s stayed all winter, but I found some new stuff.

First, I dug up the bush honeysuckle by the gradge that I’d cut and killed last year. We tripped over the stumps a lot, but the roots were deep and I needed it to be dead and brittle. They were easy to dig; didn’t even break a sweat!

Daffodil by the front door that we never use.

Hostas out front getting a start.

Dark purple butterfly bush.

Truly native Lonicera flava.

I think this is…vervain? Too tired to remember for sure (springing forward kicks my arse).

The only one of my Agastache ‘Tango’ that’s showing life so far. I hope they survive–I love them!

The clematis that I’m going to move; it doesn’t bloom there, and clematis is too pretty to be by the trash can.

Extra MLB feeders, and an extra oriole feeder so I can take fresh ones out while I wash the used ones and the birds won’t have to wait.

I’m tracking the MLBs; should be 3-4 weeks, if the weather co-operates.

P.S. I just heard frogs singing!!!