04.02.2025 | Wednesday in Lent

It is dark and quite mild this early morning in the Carondelet Garden.  The weather is looking a bit frightful once again on this April Wednesday.  We should see the winds really pick up this afternoon with thunderstorms likely.  We may see some damaging winds and large hail with some storms.  The high should reach into the middle 70s.  Buckle up Saint Louis.  Here we go again.

We have added a flowering Quince to the garden this Spring.  This variety is the Double--Take Orange Quince.  Orange quince's large, camellia-like flowers bloom in early spring and occasionally in summer.  This thornless shrub variety is excellent for flower arranging.  

April has finally arrived.  The proper first month of Spring.  Today I offer my cautionary tale about the treachery of Saint Louis weather- warm and sunny one minute, frosty the next.  Wet and cold, stormy and windy.  The bane of all Spring blossoms and a dispiriting kick in the pants for gardeners who thought, a bit too soon, that winter was over and done.

The air smells different now; the scent of growth and renewal is a lovely brew that lifts the spirits after those dark, dank months of slumber.  The garden is awake!  Thank goodness for Spring!  

Be good and be kind to yourself and others as journey about on this blustery, changeable day.  Be prepared for changeable weather.  Take care and take cover if necessary.  That's all the news from here in the Carondelet Garden.