[yorkie]

When I lived in Colorado, there was a place I went every early spring - to their 'deep root cellar'......OMG, I can still smell the cold, damp dirt, and see the tiny little green starts popping through the twigs and little branches. It was a "must do" trip, like a celebratory journey to welcome the beginning of spring.

[yorkie]

Oh, my. I meant to say "bare" root cellar, not 'deep root cellar'. Sorry.

[gardengirl]

I think Diana in Wisconsin said she had one of those at her garden center. I’m in coastal NC, so a cellar is out of the question. For one thing, the water table is too close to the surface—nobody around here has a basement. It always sends me into gales of laughter when the Nat Weather Service issues a tornado warning for here. “Seek shelter in the nearest basement.” Ummm, that would be prob at least a hundred miles from here. LOL

It doesn’t get cold enough here for a cellar, either. :) It sounds like a lot of fun, visiting one. I love the greenhouse and the way it smells.

[jaycee]

Reminded me of this little story! I have this one big basement room for storage, etc. It was a dirt room when we moved here but as soon as we could we had it fixed like a regular basement room, etc. One bad thing, there is a certain dampness there (needs more ventilation).

When my two granddaughters were very small, they loved that room. They would say “Nana, can we go down and see that room that we like to smell.” It is funny what appeals to kids, isn’t it? It is only two steps down from the bottom level of my house...easy to get to. Perfect place if a tornado should hit and I have warning. Just perfect. My husband always use to tell me to go there for safety!