Spring is creeping in slowly this year.
April 24th

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The strawberries planted two weeks ago have been hung outside.


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This is a new rose bush called Angel Face. It replaced the Neptune Rose that we enjoyed for several years which died last fall.


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The back yard cherry tree has a new "fence" to project it from the deer. If you enlarge this you can see the netting stretched on the frame.


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The Gravenstein apple has new bags of sand to train its branches to stay low.


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New growth on the Pieris is bright red.


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Beside it, the Mac apple has leaves starting to sprout.


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The red Pieris is blooming.


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This is the first tulip of the season! Usually they appear in mid-April.


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Our small forsythia is still blooming.


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The Bridal Veil Spirea has finally started to bloom.


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And our red rhododendron has its first blossom open. This is a good two weeks later than usual.


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