March 23rd. A beautiful sunny day. Still snow patches and soggy ground, but I took the first walk around.
The magnolia trees have lots of buds.
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The tall grasses are always a challenge to clean up.
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Every barberry bush has been trimmed down. The prickliest shrub, but it’s one of the few not sprayed or covered.
(Sprayed with Scoot or covered with burlap.)
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The Spireas are all efficiently pruned by the rabbits, too. But these plants don’t seem to mind a good cutting back.
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And the snowdrops are peeking out!
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I have started seedlings under lights again. All flowers this year. Looking forward to a cutting garden. A few other ideas in the dreaming and planning stage. Here’s hoping for a great gardening season ahead!