Yesterday I bought a gardenia plant.
Hardy to Zone 7, which is true of here, 0 degrees F.
This winter would have killed it off.
A fool and his/her money are soon parted?
And yet, I try again.
Maybe in the same area as the bay tree, which did survive the winter?
Yesterday I looked out the window to see a squirrel eating the flowers on my Fritillaria.
I opened the window and yelled "bad squirrel, go away." He went up to the top of the fence and finished his snack.
This, of course, attracted some assistance.
The squirrel gave us all the stink eye.
Foolish to think anything else would have happened.
Today I spent several hours in the garden.
No squirrels in sight (but notice the leaves on the tulips); just an annoyed Stellar Jay, the hummingbird, and an assortment of small birds.
And there was rhubarb to pick.
So I made a rhubarb fool (stewed rhubarb and sweetened whip cream).