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Signs of spring include all of the following and the above narcissus that I set out today from the cold frame.<\/p>\n<\/p>There were a few garden chores on the list today, and of course many more for the coming weeks.\u00a0 Today, I pruned the climbing rose that had been on the trellis and growing up the recently removed bitter cherry tree.\u00a0 I easily removed half the plant, but I\u2019m sure it will grow right back.\u00a0 This is a start from the arboretum, and it has deliciously fragrant apricot\/cream flowers.\n
Signs of spring include all of the following and the above narcissus that I set out today from the cold frame.<\/p>\n
This pot had a hummingbird visitor today!<\/p>\n The camellia in our yard has one giant open flower\u2026a bit weather worn now, but amazing in its size and shape, regardless.<\/p>\n The buds on the winter hazel and the forsythia are very close to bursting:<\/p>\n Crocus are up and blooming, including these in the Douglas fir bed:<\/p>\n The Hellebore from Brother Tim is blooming:<\/p>\n The Masdevallias continue to be the bright lights in the greenhouse\u2013nothing subtle here, but their shape is cheering and the color cannot be ignored.<\/p>\n Below are some of the forced iris reticulates that came out of the fridge about a month ago.\u00a0 They have taken a long time to bloom, but I love the flower shape, color and Leon enjoys the scent (I can\u2019t smell it due to nose blindness).\u00a0 The container is a homemade pot from my school friend Lisa Ostgard-Murray\u2013close to 40 years old!<\/p>\n Other garden chores today\u2013I pruned the Madrona trees in the Doug fir bed and the mint plant there, as well.\u00a0 Cleaned out some stems from the Aruncus, too.<\/p>\n In the orchard garden, I did some clean-up of the brambles, cutting out dead canes and securing the live ones with twine on the trellises to be sure they are up and out of trouble and ready to produce a million berries.<\/p>\n There are many other chores\u2013hope to get to more tomorrow and Monday, as the holiday will give me some much needed free time.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There were a few garden chores on the list today, and of course many more for the coming weeks.\u00a0 Today, I pruned the climbing rose that had been on the trellis and growing up the recently removed bitter cherry tree.\u00a0 I easily removed half the plant, but I\u2019m sure it will grow right back.\u00a0 This … Continue reading All signs are pointing to spring just around the corner<\/span> ![\"DSC05215\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC05215-e1455417592833.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a>More seedlings are up in the greenhouse\u2013verbascums, campanulas and others:<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n