{"id":928,"date":"2008-03-16T14:29:25","date_gmt":"2008-03-16T18:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2008\/03\/16\/im-looking-forward-to-the-first-greens-of-spring\/"},"modified":"2010-10-09T20:45:18","modified_gmt":"2010-10-10T00:45:18","slug":"im-looking-forward-to-the-first-greens-of-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2008\/03\/16\/im-looking-forward-to-the-first-greens-of-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m looking forward to the first greens of spring"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2006\/06\/23\/green-thumb-sunday\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/104\/306398715_49775ad925_o.gif\" alt=\"Join Green Thumb Sunday\" \/><\/a><\/center><center><a href=\"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2006\/06\/23\/green-thumb-sunday\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Join<\/a><\/center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/484435260\/\" title=\"Pink Hyacinth buds by triciawd, on Flickr\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/484435260\/\" title=\"Pink Hyacinth buds by triciawd, on Flickr\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/226\/484435260_1371ea3c25.jpg\" alt=\"Pink Hyacinth buds\" height=\"463\" width=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In honour of both St. Patrick&#8217;s Day (March 17th) and Spring (March 20th) falling on the same week I thought it was appropriate that I post some photos of the type of greenery and flower buds that I hope to begin seeing sometime in the next two to three weeks.<\/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>Our gardens are still covered in two or three feet of snow. Quite unusual for any winter around here let alone this time of year.  However, I suspect that deep beneath the snow my spring flower bulbs know that it&#8217;s warming up and that they are preparing to emerge from the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The photo above is of pink hyacinth buds developing.  I expect to see some plants that look just like this by no later than mid April. Below is one of the first flowers that I&#8217;ll see.  It&#8217;s a yellow crocus.  I also grow purple crocus&#8217; too.  I expect to see these harbingers of spring as soon as most of the snow is gone.  Often I see crocus&#8217; by March 25th or so.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/119774241\/\" title=\"Yellow Crocus again by triciawd, on Flickr\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><\/a><\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/119774241\/\" title=\"Yellow Crocus again by triciawd, on Flickr\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/53\/119774241_c19b70eb44.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow Crocus again\" height=\"341\" width=\"452\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Along with Tulips, daffodils, and several other types of spring flowers and bulbs we should begin to see hosta&#8217;s emerging from the earth by the middle of April and with luck, if it&#8217;s been a nice Spring they should be at least this big by mid-May or earlier:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/532816906\/\" title=\"DSC02062 by triciawd, on Flickr\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/532816906\/\" title=\"DSC02062 by triciawd, on Flickr\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1411\/532816906_72fc262a78.jpg\" alt=\"DSC02062\" height=\"372\" width=\"454\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do you photograph your garden and the plants you grow in different stages?  From the first green leaves to the first flower buds?<\/p>\n<p>Once the snow melts away I&#8217;ll have to start getting to my spring tasks!  I look forward to seeing new plants emerge much more than cleaning up the garden, but it all goes together doesn&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n<!--CusAds--><p><em>Since you&#8217;ll soon be preparing your garden for the growing season why not stock up on gardening tools, a no crank hose reel and other gardening accessories at Gardeners Choice?<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"> Gardeners, Plant and Nature lovers can join in every Sunday, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2006\/06\/23\/green-thumb-sunday\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">As the Garden Grows<\/a> for more information. 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