Good morning, gardeners, and welcome to the Saturday Morning Garden Blog!
Winter finally arrived here in the Pacific Northwest, cracking her icy whip to remind us of her power. Since it's far more comfortable on the warm side of the window glass, i thought it might be fun to try something a little different this week. Allow me to introduce our first ever Saturday Morning Garden Blog Crossword Puzzle! As you might expect, all the answers in the puzzle are somehow garden related.
I'll be honest with you, Garden Bloggers - i don't know a whole lot about crossword puzzles (creating the one above was more or less a leap of faith). But i do know that both Bill Clinton and Jon Stewart are among a select group of hard-core enthusiasts. For many years, Bill Clinton has been tackling the highly regarded New York Times Crossword Puzzle, not with a pencil like most eraser-inclined mortals, but with a pen. How we went from that kind of intellectual prowess to someone who can best be described as only marginally literate is a pox on all our [six letter word for "purchased before hotels in Monopoly"] …
In any case, i hope you enjoy this little change of pace, and if it's fairly well received, we'll try it again sometime. I'll be posting a key with all the answers to the puzzle in the comment section later today.
In the meantime, as i type these words, meteorologists in my neck of the woods are forecasting a sloppy mix of rain and snow for the entire week (so far, it's been more rain than snow, but we'll see). Was this year's winter in like a lamb/out like a lion? Time will tell. But the snow sure is pretty while it lasts ...
Is winter still hanging on where you are? And what's going on in your gardens?
PS: Here's our upcoming Saturday Morning Garden Blog hosting schedule. As always, if anyone would like to write a diary, drop a note in the comment section (or send one of us a private message). We need more regular writers if we want to keep this series going, and new contributors are always welcome.
February 23rd (Vol. 15.08) — Mimer
March 2nd (Vol. 15.09) — Missy’s Brother (GUG)
March 9th (Vol. 15.10) —
March 16th (Vol. 15.11) — DownHeah Mississippi
March 23rd (Vol. 15.12) — Mimer
March 30th (Vol. 15.13) —
April 6th (Vol. 15.14) —
April 13th (Vol. 15.15) —
April 20th (Vol. 15.16) —
April 27th (Vol. 15.17) —