End of March

March was so gorgeous all month long, but here at the end we've had cold rainy weather.   It has curtailed the quick bloom of lots of plants and while many things are still in bloom, we've not had the daily blooming of plants that shouldn't be blooming for another month.   Snow is predicted but so far we've only had heavy rain and cool weather.

No Damage

Well the freezing temperatures came and everything survived in perfect condition.  There wasn't even frost on the grass or windshields.  So much for the anticipation.

Freezing Temps Coming

The temperatures are going to get down to below freezing tonight.   I think that is going to destroy the lilac flowers.   Everything else should weather the cold ok, but we may not have lilac flowers this year or perhaps for a few years to come.  Oh well.  Such is life.

Pear Trees in Bloom

It's only the end of March and the pear trees are in bloom.   It's a little unnerving because of the implications for other fruit trees.  But they are lovely.

Rain

The weather has been so warm.   Flowers are popping out everywhere really prematurely for the season.   It rained last night and cooled things off a little.  Hopefully that will slow things down a little

Outside Chores

Last night Wayne put top soil around the small burning bush on the north side.   He also worked on getting the bird bath sunk in the bed.

Forsythia In Bloom

The forsythia is in full bloom--what a treat to see this patch of sunshine in the back yard.

Trimming In the Yard

Last night we trimmed the front trees and deadheaded the spirea.   There is growth pertty much on everything.

Spring At Last

Last night was so gorgeous so we took a walk around the yard and also did some work.

WEST:  Daffodills and Day Lilies are up.   The moss phlox is recovering and there are tiny signs of mums.
SOUTH:  Tulips are all up.   We cut down the cat mint.   The buds on the lilac bush has some green.  There are large fuzzy buds on the pear trees.
EAST:  The waterfall sustained some damage.   One rock around the pond was completely destroyed and several others has pieces broken off.   We will have to replace that one rock.  The iris are up.   Most of the other plants still seem a bit dead.  There are buds on the burning bush that we transplanted from the northside to the eastside.  They will make the transition.  We uncovered the roses.  There are buds on the Julia Child.  The other three bushes are dormant but still have green on them.
We uncovered the small burning bush that we transplanted on the east side.  They need mulch and dirt around them.  However, they also have buds and sustained no damage from the winter.  
The bleeding heart is up and the forsythia have buds.
We untied the arborvitae.  One on the south of the stairs has winter damage.  They all need to be pruned.