{"id":1448,"date":"2009-03-17T22:22:20","date_gmt":"2009-03-18T02:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/?p=1448"},"modified":"2010-10-30T20:55:21","modified_gmt":"2010-10-31T00:55:21","slug":"spring-has-sprung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2009\/03\/17\/spring-has-sprung\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring has Sprung"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p>Ok I know that Spring doesn&#8217;t officially arrive until Friday, but it sure seems like Spring outside!  Even some of my plants think so!<\/p>\n<div class=\"912745ff53504cd4aef8ff3ef7b9aa95\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* gardengrows_300x250inpost *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"4054669721\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Over the weekend and earlier today I took a walk around my tiny front yard and the backyard garden and much to my surprise I found several plants either greening up or developing leaf buds. <\/p>\n<p>Several roses in both the front and backyard have some leaf buds on them and the lower branches on some are starting to green up too. <\/p>\n<p>My Hydrangea in the backyard still seems lifeless (I didn&#8217;t dig down through all the leaves surrounding it so it might be showing signs of life at ground level), but the Blue one that I planted in my front garden bed last year already has several leaf buds on it.   One of my hellebore&#8217;s (perhaps the only one I have left) has green leaves that appear to be full of life now too. <\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p>I don&#8217;t have any Crocus&#8217; yet, but I believe I saw some of their grass like leaves coming up in the lawn so it won&#8217;t be long before they make an appearance, likewise my snowdrops.   Other plants like my German Iris appear to have some green leaves as well &#8230; and two Dianthus that I had in a hanging basket that I forgot to take down last fall are coming back to life as well &#8211; talk about harsh conditions hanging in a basket in -20 Celsius weather and still being alive!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m pretty sure I&#8217;ll have a few flowers (crocus and snowdrop) my next week!<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a nice March so far, but my gut tells me that even though there are clear signs of spring all around that we&#8217;ll probably get at least one more snow storm before the end of the month. Let&#8217;s hope it&#8217;s a small one. 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