February arrived with sun upon her shoulders but winter upon her lips.  Although the groundhog predicts another six weeks’ of Winter (no real surprise), there is a glimmer of hope, an inclination that the season of renewal is not so very distant.  The distinct and dulcet tones of the bird song.

Winter birds, like Chickadees, Woodpeckers and Cardinals are some of the first to announce Spring’s arrival. According to the Audubon Society, “the changing light has a hormonal trigger that starts the birdsong.” Apparently, our feathered friends have photoreceptors in their brains that record the length of darkness each day. As the darkness shortens, and days lengthen, birds, just like humans, get Spring fever. So the promise of Spring is real. Nature says so, and I’m inclined to believe she knows what she’s talking about.

It’s never too early to start thinking and planning for Spring. Reach out to Sweeney’s to schedule your Spring Clean Ups, Mowing and Maintenance Services, and any and all of your Spring gardening projects!  We proudly serve the communities of Villa Park, Elmhurst, Oakbrook, Oakbrook Terrace, Glen Ellyn, Lombard, Wood Dale, Itasca, and more!

Sweeney’s:  A Plant Based Company

Plant of the Week

Earlybird™ Red White Columbine

Compact perennial produces long-spurred, striking red and white flowers April-May above lacey, deeply cut foliage.  Prefers full to partial sun, and moist, well-drained soil.  Grows 8-12″ tall and 8-12″ wide.  Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.  Deer and rabbit resistant.

“Then all the wood began to sing
Its morning anthem to the spring.”
~A. A. Milne

Warm wishes,

Kim Sweeney