{"id":217,"date":"2015-03-08T02:05:27","date_gmt":"2015-03-08T02:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/?p=217"},"modified":"2015-03-08T02:05:27","modified_gmt":"2015-03-08T02:05:27","slug":"another-amazing-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/08\/another-amazing-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Another amazing day"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><p><\/p>Honestly, it seems more like summer than winter!\u00a0 We\u2019ve had so\u00a0many bright, sunny days in a row, I\u2019m not sure what to make of all of the blue sky.\u00a0 Today was another planting, organizing day, with some mowing and pruning \u00a0thrown in for good measure.\n<p>I started by planting a flat of seeds\u2013sand verbena (abronia), verbena rigida, agastache, peach leaved bellflowers, calendulas, Shirley poppies, prickly poppies (argemone) and others.<\/p>\n<p>Once the seeds were in, I moved onto some cuttings\u2013I took a total of 18 cuttings, 6 of each kind of clematis in the garden.\u00a0 I\u2019ve had success with these early spring cuttings in the past, so thought I\u2019d try it again.\u00a0 I just cut some branches from the clematis vines that were showing bud growth, trimmed each growing bud down with just a bit of vine, dipped them in hormone powder and stuck them in some good potting mix and watered well.\u00a0 Here\u2019s what the tray looked like:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clematis-cuttings.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-202 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clematis-cuttings.png?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"clematis cuttings\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clematis-cuttings.png?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clematis-cuttings.png?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clematis-cuttings.png?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clematis-cuttings.png?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The greenhouse had to be reorganized in order to allow for what I am hoping will be a spectacular clivia show in the next few weeks.\u00a0 This was the perfect day to pull everything from the greenhouse floor and rearrange with the clivias front and center.\u00a0 It was intensely fun digging through the plants and discovering all the clivia spikes.\u00a0 I counted a total of 20 spikes in all, which is probably twice as many bloom spikes as I\u2019ve ever had in previous years.\u00a0 Many more of the seedlings, including the variegated ones and the Light of Buddha seedling that I\u2019ve had for many years, are finally blooming size.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clivia-spike4-e1425778990956.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-206\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clivia-spike4-e1425778990956-225x300.png?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"clivia spike4\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clivia-spike4-e1425778990956.png?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clivia-spike4-e1425778990956.png?resize=768%2C1024 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clivia-spike4-e1425778990956.png?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clivia-spike4-e1425778990956.png?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clivia-spike3-e1425779280928.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-205\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clivia-spike3-e1425779280928-225x300.png?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"clivia spike3\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clivia-spike3-e1425779280928.png?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clivia-spike3-e1425779280928.png?resize=768%2C1024 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clivia-spike3-e1425779280928.png?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clivia-spike3-e1425779280928.png?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clivia-spike2-e1425779359392.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-204\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clivia-spike2-e1425779359392-225x300.png?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"clivia spike2\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clivia-spike2-e1425779359392.png?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clivia-spike2-e1425779359392.png?resize=768%2C1024 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clivia-spike2-e1425779359392.png?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clivia-spike2-e1425779359392.png?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clivia-spike1-e1425779429767.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-203\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clivia-spike1-e1425779429767-225x300.png?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"clivia spike1\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clivia-spike1-e1425779429767.png?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clivia-spike1-e1425779429767.png?resize=768%2C1024 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clivia-spike1-e1425779429767.png?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/clivia-spike1-e1425779429767.png?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And here is the fully rearranged greenhouse with all of the spiking clivias front and center:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/greenhouse-in-March.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-207 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/greenhouse-in-March.png?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"greenhouse in March\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/greenhouse-in-March.png?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/greenhouse-in-March.png?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/greenhouse-in-March.png?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/greenhouse-in-March.png?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are some blooming things around the greenhouse and garden:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/holiday-cactus-e1425779946952.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-208 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/holiday-cactus-e1425779946952-225x300.png?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"holiday cactus\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/holiday-cactus-e1425779946952.png?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/holiday-cactus-e1425779946952.png?resize=768%2C1024 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/holiday-cactus-e1425779946952.png?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/holiday-cactus-e1425779946952.png?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/brazen-hussy-e1425780097626.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-201 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/brazen-hussy-e1425780097626-225x300.png?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"brazen hussy\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/brazen-hussy-e1425780097626.png?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/brazen-hussy-e1425780097626.png?resize=768%2C1024 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/brazen-hussy-e1425780097626.png?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/brazen-hussy-e1425780097626.png?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Hyacinths2-e1425779688557.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-210 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Hyacinths2-e1425779688557-225x300.png?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"Hyacinths2\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Hyacinths2-e1425779688557.png?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Hyacinths2-e1425779688557.png?resize=768%2C1024 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Hyacinths2-e1425779688557.png?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Hyacinths2-e1425779688557.png?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honestly, it seems more like summer than winter!\u00a0 We\u2019ve had so\u00a0many bright, sunny days in a row, I\u2019m not sure what to make of all of the blue sky.\u00a0 Today was another planting, organizing day, with some mowing and pruning \u00a0thrown in for good measure. I started by planting a flat of seeds\u2013sand verbena (abronia), &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/08\/another-amazing-day\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Another amazing day<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=217"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":218,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217\/revisions\/218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}