We finished up most of our yard work for the Spring. We had an unusually cold spell in the winter where the temperature got down near zero several nights. That’s very unusual for our location here in New Mexico.
As a result we lost several of our bushes. The biggest loss was all of our Rosemary bushes except one are all dead. So it was cut it back time. Next Spring we’ll try to replace these with something new which is not all bad. The Rosemary bushes had grown to be too large, but we’ll miss their smell. We won’t know the total loss until later in the Spring to see if some other bushes are gone as well.
Here’s all that’s left of our Rosemary bushes from our front.
But there’s some good news. Our Irises are blooming which is always a good sign for Spring.
Also, we’re getting a bloom on our Yucca in the front courtyard. We planted this Yucca five years ago and this will be the first year that it has bloomed. More to come as it blooms.
Needless to say our old bones are tired.
7 comments:
Now you can come do my yard. Heehee. I look forward to seeing the yucca in bloom. It will be awesome.
I wish I could send all this rain to you guys. We are green, but wet and sloshy so no yard work yet.
I like how you said new bushes won't be a bad thing. You're always seeing the positive. I love that.
The video was very nice. One of my favorite sounds.
Be careful with that sage. A little is a treat....a lot can be poison. We pulled all our sage bushes out of Apache's paddock because she got addicted to the stuff.
~Lisa
Wrong comment for this post. Was meant for the next post. oops!
~Lisa
Spring is always a welcoming season Dan.
I remember well the fragrance of that rosemary. So sorry they are gone, but look forward to what you choose to plant next! Do the bunnies miss the bushes?
Our iris is blooming. We are at a point where we have broken records for rainfall in the month of April. Last year we had all this rain and then a drought in the summer. God knows!!
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