Again the blackbirds sing; the streams Wake, laughing, from their winter dreams, And tremble in the April showers The tassels of the maple flowers. –John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–92) | | Garden Tasks By Month Gardening Tips & Tasks What to do in the garden this month? Consult our gardening calendar for monthly to-do lists. Our gardening tips and tasks tailored to your region! | | SPONSORED Amazing Stone Art For Your Garden! HappyGardens.com - Happy Gardens wanted to do something nice for our readers, so they have set up the promo code Happy20 for 20% off your entire purchase! Plus enjoy FREE shipping on orders over $99! Gardeners love them! | | Growing Asparagus Asparagus Asparagus is a perennial bulb and stem vegetable that greets us every spring. Here’s how to grow asparagus in your garden. | | Sun Wind Chime Made of brass and features pretty patina that will improve over time. | | Venus, Saturn, and Molasses What’s the Slowest-Spinning Planet? Space is famous for zippy activity, like streaking meteors that sail through the night sky. But space has another face—a slow-and-easy side. In reality, Venus, the Moon, and many of our most beloved sky objects are as slow as molasses. What’s the slowest-moving planet? Slowest-spinning star? Read on for some fun space facts. | | Fiddleheads Soup Cream of Fiddleheads Soup
Early spring means fiddleheads! These are the young, tightly-curled fronds of the ostrich fern. | | Angel Wind Chime This nicely detailed chime is made from thick, rust-proof aluminum to last! | | Purslane, A Weed Worth Eating Purslane: Health Benefits and Recipes Purslane, or Portulaca oleracea, is a garden weed that is edible and has many health benefits. Find out the benefits of the purslane plant here, and get a purslane recipe! | | New to this newsletter? It’s free! Sign up here. You are receiving this e-mail message because you subscribed at our Web site: Almanac.com If you do not wish to receive our regular e-mail newsletters in the future, please click here to manage your preferences or unsubscribe. *Please do not reply to this e-mail* Visit our Web site Help page to report corrections or inquire about your online account, products, editorial, and technical issues. For reprinting and reuse, see our Terms of Use. © 2018 Yankee Publishing Inc. All rights reserved. |
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