Native Plants and Rain!!!

This week I visited with the Rhode Island Wild Plant Society's Seed Starters West.  They are hard at work at a greenhouse in Exeter preparing for their first plant sale of the season.  The group will be participating in the East Farm Spring Festival ( www.uri.edu ), a daylong celebration of Spring held on May 12, with green exhibits, plant sales, activities for kids, food and entertainment.

Their tasks include extensive fact finding using plant info cards and a hefty volume or two.  Each plant is then labeled with the information needed to aid in deciding to buy and plant it right.

And of course, WATERING!  The Rhode Island Wild Plant Society is dedicated to studying, protecting, and cultivating appreciation for native plants and habitats.  You can visit their website at www.RIWPS,org .  So plan to visit URI's East Farm Spring Festival on May 12 and buy a native plant (or 2) from RIWPS.  I'm sure that's just what mom wants for Mother's Day on Sunday.  I know I do!

Rain!  We had over 3 inches of rain here in Burrillville last weekend.  And we needed it!!  Since I didn't have to water anything :>) I spent the day weeding, deadheading daffodils, moving rocks around, puttering in the garden, which is my favorite thing to do!

I took a few photos of happy plants in the rain.

Lady's Mantle always looks lovely when wet by rain or dewdrops sparkling in the sun.

These pulmonaria were looking a little "fried" before the rain started.

After 3 hours of puttering in the rain I went inside, drenched, tired, and very happy.

Happy Gardening!