It’s finally April — yay! I’m clicking my heels because we’re that much closer to summer, and summer means sun, patio suppers, sun, buzzing bees and sun! Am I tired of rain, rain, rain? Naaahhh. The moss between my toes doesn’t bother me one bit — just have to make sure I wear dark socks. Ha, ha, yes, the steady drip, drip, drip of rain has made me a tad loopy. But if it’s April, surely those May flowers are on their way, right?
Make sure your yard is in tip-top shape for all those gloriously sunny days ahead by reading up on lawn maintenance, garden prep, and anything that promises a bounty of green goodness once the wet season passes.
April happens to be “Lawn and Garden Month,” so it’s time to pull out those gardening tools and get busy. Gardens don’t plant themselves (unless you’re cultivating a dandelion garden), and lawns, well, they don’t magically trim themselves (unless you have a goat herd).
And for heaven’s sake, get the youngsters involved in yard maintenance, too. Most kids I know love to dig in the dirt, and while making mud pies is definitely a hoot, imagine their delight if their dirt-digging leads to flowers, or, gasp, food! A carrot or a tomato never tastes as good as the one you pick out of your very own garden.
