Spring began yesterday during a snowstorm but today is the first full day of spring. I thought I would post some pictures of what we will see starting in a few weeks after we stop seeing snow. The earliest wildflowers bloom before there are leaves on the trees. There isn’t much I enjoy more than walking in the woods in the spring to hunt for wildflowers.
Happy Spring.
It is still a little early for outdoor flower pots but by the beginning of May they will be everywhere. If you plan to put your home on the market one really inexpensive thing you can do it put up a hanging basket, planter or window box with flowers in front of the house. Make sure to keep them watered. A basket full of dead or wilting flowers makes the wrong kind of impression.
I have been gardening most of my life in St. Paul Minnesota. Sure were are having a super warm and early spring but starting a garden now is risky. Twenty years ago the common wisdom was to put the plants out and plant the warm weather crops at the end of May.
For me the date for planting has crept up to about mid May, and I have noticed that even though I live in zone 4 some zone 5 plants are surviving the winter. I have a lavender plant growing close to the house that is now three years old as it has survived the winters even though it is a zone 5 plant.
Even though it is warm out it may still be too soon to plant the vegetable garden because the soil is not warm yet. Seeds may survive but they won’t thrive and we could still have several hard frosts.
Enjoy the apple and crabapple trees as they bloom for us over Easter and it looks like the lilacs may be blooming for then too. I found the spring beauties in the picture just starting to bloom at battle creek regional park. I also found bloodroot in full bloom. Gardening is local and the University of Minnesota extension web site is a great resource.
. . oh I forgot to mention the weeds they are already plentiful.