We finally had a pleasant day with no snow pack so I could go out and look around for winter damage in the garden and landscape. We have had such weighty snow that everything is smooshed down. So smooshed in fact that some of my bulbs are pushing new growth up through leaves.
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| Daffodils coming through Verbascum leaves |
The best news is that there is no vole damage. Last year I had a vole or mouse nesting under the deck which ate all of the roots off of my Prima Ginger Echinacea plants. I took steps to block them out, and it looks like we did not have a nest under the deck this year. No damage.
The Primroses have buds and a few blooms on them.
Once they get a little air and sunlight they will bloom. They will be in their prime in early April.
In addition to Primroses, I have a couple of Hellebores that I have managed to keep alive. I wish that our garden centers would bring these in as perennials so I could plant some more established plants instead of bareroot. They always look like heck this time of year, but this one is looking pretty darn nice by my garden standards.
Below is the dream they sell you... but it takes years to get them established like that. I get a bloom or two, but they have not yet been nice enough to bother photographing. ...someday....
Some of my Heuchera plants look pretty darn nice.
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| Heuchera Changeling |
It is time to prune and spray the fruit trees. I just need a couple of days of nice weather. This tree always has a lot of water sprouts in it. I actually enjoy the pruning process and look forward to it each spring. The spray part is sort of a hassle, but the pruning is one of the first rights of spring.
Garden time is just around the corner.
