[FamiliarFace]

Loved it! I strive for gardens like this. Getting there!

I try to mix the themes of Victorian garden, cottage garden, and farmhouse garden in my yard. (Our house is a Victorian one, but we live with an acre of woods on the backside, hence the mix of themes.) It’s partly to appease the neighborhood folks who see the front yard, and partly to satisfy my own country/rural yearnings, which is the back. I guess it is a mix of all of these.

I see sprouts for daffodils, tulips, and French tarragon emerging! Daylight savings time change is Saturday/Sunday, and I’m very excited to have daylight in the evening again!

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Why do we have daylight saving time? (Sunday, March 8, 2026)

Daylight saving time was first adopted in the U.S. in 1918 in an effort to conserve fuel during World War I, according to the Congressional Research Service. It was used during World War II for the same reason and to "promote national security and defense," according to the Defense Department.

The annual time change has been in effect consistently since the '60s, but it hasn't been found to be a significant source of decreasing energy consumption. In 1974, the Transportation Department found it had minimal benefits when it came to energy conservation, traffic safety and reducing violent crime, according to the Congressional Research Service.

After daylight saving time's start date was moved up in 2007, the Energy Department found electricity consumption fell by 0.03%. The time shift has also been associated with some negative health effects.

Which states don't do daylight saving time?

Only two states don't observe daylight saving time: Hawaii and Arizona, with the exception of the Navajo Nation in the northeast part of the Grand Canyon State.

The territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands also don't change their clocks.