Embrace "April showers" by using rainy days for indoor hobbies like baking. Top ideas include carrot cake, lemon bars, strawberry-rhubarb crisp, angel food cake, and lavender-blackberry cake. Early spring favorites also include cookies, scones, and fruity tarts. Make your oven work for YOU!
Focus on relaxing, seasonal activities like outdoor picnics. Go alone or with your family. This is the best of the upcoming season before the heat of summer swallows the outdoors. Take time for YOU!
Your landscape needs about an inch of water per week. All you need is a simple rain gauge. I like to have several as wind can blow the rain and leave dry areas close to structures or fences. Then water just the areas that need it. Water saved!
Look for local flower peak times, such as the Tyler, Texas, rose gardens or the Azalea Walk. You can also explore nearby food festivals. Remember to bring cash for tips, as it is gracious of the hosts to invite you into their personal spaces.
Like leaves, old branches, and thatch. These may have insulated your lawn over the winter, but they need to be gone for summer. If you like to leave your lawn clippings, be sure the thatch is broken up so the spring rains can soak into the soil. A better summer is on the way!