Cait's Garden

Look at those beautiful pansies. In the photo, I mean, because the ones I just planted last weekend don’t look anything like that yet. It’s exhilarating, yet trying, potting the first flowers of spring. Frosts aren’t the issue. For me, it’s the wildlife. Squirrels have been digging in my large pots of pansies by the front door, uprooting the plants completely. And this charming planter in the photo? Its flowers have been eaten by a woodchuck. If I can keep these flowers whole for a few more weeks, I will be in the clear. But now, it’s a comical battle.