Hello and I hope all of you are excited as I am to get out and enjoy the lovely weather we have been having. I’ve been busy picking up sticks around the yard after the ice storm we recently experienced. Please be reminded that even though you want to get that rake out, don’t do that yet. There are lots of pollinators that nest in leaf debris, in mulch, and in tall grasses left over from last fall. Give them a few more weeks to come alive before disturbing them. I have been planting some seedlings indoors and thinking about which perennials to add to my gardens for the bees.…