Right now the weather is gray, but very mild, resulting quasi-general revival of vegetation. On roses and many shrubs flower buds are clearly visible. On Buddleia ungainly-looking new leaves have emerged. Over time, the pruning that affect roses and summer-flowering shrubs will begin. The Oriental hellebores are almost all fulfilled. The accompanying heather and flowering will last another month at least.
The Japanese quince is covered in spots but flowering, always flamboyant, will not occur until late March.
The forsythia, albeit a very common, but I like the massive flowering and bright, little by little hatch, it signals the end of winter. Some older and bulky, must be severely pruned after flowering because I've neglected a bit, the port is not very harmonious.
Dogwood male is not yet flowered, it will soon take over from Bodnant viburnum begins to pass and winter honeysuckle.
The small bulbs like grape hyacinths and foliage ipheions were well supplied, however, they must still wait before having flowers.
daphne odora My which has preserved almost all its leaves through the mild winter begins to bloom, its fragrance is sweet already present, it is as strong as that of the honeysuckle. At its foot first bloom seedling spontaneous oriental hellebores.
is still allowing the sweetness of Algiers iris blooming.
Just take a walk in the garden to be convinced that spring is not so far. In fact, the winter weather will end in a few days, it definitely does not mean that late cold snaps are excluded. Everything seems normal cycle succeeds another. What is still worrying in the short term, the rainfall deficit is important in my area for the months of January and February, it reached about 50%. This is particularly worrisome with climate change as I watch the last ten years the spring and summer are becoming drier. This leads me to generalize the mulch in the beds of perennials and roses at the foot. The gardener must learn to adapt to such changes.
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