Signs of Spring
>> Thursday, April 3, 2008
With the temperatures reaching the 50’s, okay only twice, but I’m optimistic it will be a regular thing soon, I found signs that the garden is awakening.
One tiny sprout from a daylily Stella De Oro has awakened and is poking through the mulch.
Veronica Sunny Border Blue is beginning to take off.
Crocus have been blooming for a couple of weeks.
One lonely Early Stardrift.
The Woodstock Hyacinth are beginning to fade after blooming for about two weeks now.
Lilac Fragrant Purple, Syringa vulgaris, an old-fashioned common lilac, purchased from Stark Bros in spring 2005, are increasing in size each spring and this year are showing more buds. I have three surviving plants out of a package of ten (the only way are sold) and they are growing at different rates. The one planted in a raised bed is fairly scrawny compared to the other two, perhaps the soil is too rich for it. The other two are planted a little too close together so will need to be transplanted soon, probably next spring. My plan is to replace a few other lilacs that were growing here when we moved in and were not very well kept. But since I began pruning them out the last two years they are starting to show improvement. I don’t know what the cultivar is but I might keep those and give these to my daughter.
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