March marchs on!

The weather of late has been less then ideal.

I think payback for the great weather we had the week before!

Even me who never minds the rain is saying enough

Thank you!

The worse is not the rain but the wind. Saturday was the worst.

60-70 mile an hour winds and gusts.

If any of you have ever been in a greenhouse when it's raining ....well that is a

walk in the park

compared to how it sounds when the

wind is blowing hard.

Only 2 thin sheets of plastic between you and the elements.

The sound can be like a freight train.

(Hosta and Algeria Ivy)

Most of the time it's not that unnerving

but a little voice kept saying to me

" you should have replaced the plastic on the greenhouses last year"

Ugghhh!!!

I know, I know!

I'll cross my fingers and hope we won't blow away.

I stood there watching the lights and metal purlins sway back and

forth.....the real bones of structure. The cracking sound of the layers of plastic hitting each other was deafening. At times I thought how

is it that this structure is still standing???

Of course I still stayed in there most of the day.

Boy, was I happy we had no deliveries scheduled.

(Clivia)

Years ago when we first started this business, when we had a

hurricanes we would come down and spend most of the night

just sitting in the greenhouses just in case something happened.

(Osteospermum)

It seems so silly now. What were we going to do? Mother nature was going to do what

she wanted and we had no power over her.

We once did lose a house in a hurricane.

It was in the process of being finished. The sides still hadn't been

secured all the way.

The wind just came in and pulled the piping right out like toothpicks.

If we had just slit the plastic off it would have done less damage.

The good thing is that there were no plants inside unlike what could have happened

last weekend.

We were very lucky and not even lose power.

Many areas around us did and suffered from flooding.

Sempervivum( Hens and Chickens)

in a chicken feeder

Before we know it Spring will be here.

No, this picture is from last year.

It's still pretty gray outside and nothing green

except for the Leprechauns lerking about:))

I can't believe that St Patricks day is Wednesday and our anniversary

the day after!

                                            I guess we'll have to go out for green beer:))
                                                         Not for our anniversary though...

maybe champagne!!!

What do you do for St. Patty's
do you go out and kick up your knickers??

Remember everyone is Irish on St Patricks Day!

Have Fun!!!