Your Scribe has much shade on the property, as this photo shows. That comes partly from being a tree-hugger, and partly because I wanted to leave several trees in the middle of the drive so there would be a turn-around for cars. That said, I have ordered plants for spring. They come from the "Perfect for Shade" section of my catalog and are the following:

Mixed hardy primrose, 3 for $12.99
Forget-me-nots, 3 for $12.99
Mixed columbine, 3 for $11.99.

I will also be buying impatiens when they become available, and I will be cultivating my bittersweet, which most gardeners hate.

Another idea: planting vegetables near the road. The sector of the property that gets the most sunlight is the non-descript earth where the driveway meets the (dirt) road. So I am planning to put in vegetables there because they will get sunlight. My thought is corn and potatoes.

Another idea is to put slate down adjacent to the cabin. By mid-summer there are many weeds and I generally don't feel like weeding on a nice sunny day. I will check out the cost of slate.

I wish my property had more stones, with which I could built fences or dividers. Several neighbors have abandoned stone fences on their properties, which I guess I should not purloin. I will make a greater effort to find rocks on my 18 acres.

When the snow melts, that is . . .

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