We're almost there! Spring Equinox is just around the corner! My gardens agree--migratory birds are coming back, crocus and daffodils are poking through the soil, the soil is thawing out, buds are starting to swell. And there's more sunshine! Lots to get excited about!

Yesterday, I saw some Pickwick crocus poking up through the soil. Here's what they looked like last year in one of our gardens.

Hellebores are a spring pillar of joy in my gardens. Do you have a favorite you like to grow?

Reflections petunias are growing strong under lights. They are also sitting on a heat mat. This is my first year for growing petunias from seed and things are looking wonderful. I have 4 varieties in various stages in our Germination Station.

Over the winter, I bring in many of my geraniums. Some are scented geraniums, but most are zonal geraniums. This summer, I bought a salmon variety that bloomed for me during these cold winter months. It brings me a taste of summer to have blooming geraniums in the house.

I am new to Bluesky and am looking to connect with gardeners--for flowers but also for growing vegetables, soft fruit, and herbs. My page is called Picket Fence Gardens.

I googled my symptoms and it turns out I just need to be in the garden!

Are you growing sweet peas this year? This year, I'm trying out this new variety called Blue Shift. As it matures, it changes color, going from pink to mauve to blue and turquoise. I can't wait to see the transformation!

For my birthday this year, my hubby and son made me a potting bench. I love how my husband added 3 heart brackets for the top shelf. That made it super special!

A small piece of our Picket Fence Gardens. We have a Berry House behind the shed (right) and a Sunglo greenhouse (left).

Here are the Frizzle-Sizzle pansies in the making. We were infested with fungus gnats last year, so I now sterilize our seed starter and potting soil, plus mulch with vermiculite and dust with cinnamon. It's all working great!

I've started growing this year's pansies for our deck garden. These are Frizzle-Sizzle Raspberry pansies. I have a tray of seedlings growing in my Germination Station. I can't wait for the weather to warm up so they can grow outside!