Don’t get me wrong northern friends,

I am enjoying these days of 70 and even 80 degrees here in North Carolina.

My bunnies are very happy to get out in their yard almost every day.

But I am a biologist and a plant mama.

I have been keeping garden journals of this same garden since 1996.

It’s too early for all the growth I am seeing.

I fear a freeze will kill much of this growth back.

Some plants have “back-up buds”, but many don’t.

I am glad that I brought in more plants than usual this year.

I always fear a hard winter.

How ironic that I have saved these stowaways from a pseudo spring instead.

FLOWER