Fall and Winter Planning, Then It's Time...
The summer is the season when we live outside and traverse every inch of our yard. By the end of the summer, we have many ideas about changes we want to make for next year - the mix of plants, vegetables, flowers, shrubs, trees, new planters, architectural elements or a pathway. Change is inevitable as nothing remains static. Our plants continue to grow and spread much as we try to keep them in check. Throughout the fall and winter we think about how we want to engage with our environment. Researching, reviewing, and planning.
As soon as the last frost gives way to spring flowers, the time is upon us to execute those plans. We take into account what winter has delivered to us by spring. There are many emotions that greet us as we near the start line ready to commence implementation of "the project." The process of planning gives us time for ruminating, imagining, examining alternatives and dreaming about what the finished product might look like. There is a freedom in the planning that allows for possibility in what might be. Once we make the investment of time, materials and/or labor, there's no turning back. "The project" has begun.
The arrival of the heavy equipment (shown here) sets the plan in motion. Our "spring project" involves planting some white pines against a barren hillside to provide sightline interest and to relate visually to mature white pines that were planted years ago by the barn.
What are you working on this spring?
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Good luck with your spring project!
