Instead of March Madness, gardeners participate in May Madness when they scramble to get the summer crops in the ground. Once planted, the gardeners will have to drag hoses around or fix the drip irrigation system, which was dismantled for the winter.

The camas, which the gardeners started from bulbs last spring, are blooming! They spent the summer in pots while the gardeners waged war on the weeds in the area where they are now planted.

There’s nothing like a few days of sunshine to bring on all the flowers in the garden. The gardeners are finished harvesting the purple-sprouting broccoli. The bees love the pollen and nectar provided by these flowers.

The gardeners have been scrambling this past week trying to cram months of weather-delayed tasks into one short week.

The overwintered kale is flowering. The honey bees will be all over their favorite early spring food source as soon as the temperatures warm.

The garden crew rejoiced to have a few dry days this past week. It still wasn’t dry enough to do any dirt work, but they were able to mow the grass, which was threatening to take over the world.

The final variety of The Allison’s overwintered purple sprouting broccoli is ready! The gardeners are regularly harvesting. It’s the nicest-looking broccoli of the year!

The daffodils are in full bloom at The Allison! The gardeners had three buckets of bulbs to redistribute last fall and said, “It’s fun to see them blooming in their new locations.”

We are hopeful that the weather this weekend is a last-ditch effort of winter reluctant to let go of our region. Daffodils are remarkably resilient.

Finally, the daffodils are declaring that spring is right around the corner, even if it is a month later than last year. The weather this past week was amazing and long-awaited. The gardeners scurried around, making the most of the dry, sunny days.