Upcoming Classes:
Pineneedle Basketry – Kaili Plummer- Slate
Pineneedle Basketry on February 29th has only one space left. We will start a wait list if others are interested.
Cedar Basketry – Form to Function – Kaili Plummer – Slate
Cedar Basketry is an all day class on March 21st. Click links above for more infomation and photos.
Sure signs of spring – the wonderful Japanese pussywillow Salix gracilistyla ‘Mt Aso’
is about at the end of it’s bloom but now we have snowdrops and hellebores in full force.
Fortunately my brother Sievert is obsessed with bulbs so his land is adrift in huge swaths of bulbs from snowdrops to crocus and daffodils. I’m lucky to be bathed in such beauty on my walks.
Hellebore Golden Sunrise
Hellebore Ice & Roses
Such a wide selection of hellebores are available now – a radical and wonderful change from when I started growing them 35 years ago. Did you know that ants spread the seeds about? They carry them around as they eat the waxy coating on the fresh seeds – and when the are dropped you may well find a hellebore hundreds of feet from your original plants. Delighful surprises in the garden.
Time to Prune
Late winter / early spring is a great time to prune out shrubs when you can see their forms. I have been working on a clients garden the past weeks as weather permits. Thinning out overgrown shrubs to bring things back into balance.
Viburnums before thinning out.
Viburnum after pruning.
Often folks are afraid to cut branches out and sometimes looking at your plants without fresh eyes makes it difficult to know what to take out. I love helping the plant to breath and show off it’s form in the best way. It’s always gratifying to work in someones old beautiful garden that just needs a bit of help with judicious pruning.
Upcoming Classes soon to be scheduled:
Spring Nettles – Food and Medicine, Micacous Ceramics, Embroidery, & Floral Arranging
Some fun new things are in the pipeline for this spring. Stay tuned and check out our Instagram posts for more information.
Happy Gardening and Growing to you all,
Mary Fisher