What a change warm air makes!
April 27th to 29th

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Tulips in the front yard are finally starting to bloom.

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This one is actually open!

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Forget-me-nots can be a weed but are still pretty every spring.

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The second clumping primula is starting to bloom.

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After two sunny days and temperatures of nearly 20 C, the small cherry tree in the back yard is blooming.

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It has lots of blossoms all over!

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We planted a new hydrangea to replace one that we think we killed last fall.

If the old one turns out to be alive we will have to find a new spot for it. It is currently in a pot.

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Copper screens to deter the slugs have been added to the beds where we will set out lettuce soon.

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Peas planted three weeks ago have sprouted!

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The first asparagus - there were none in sight yesterday!

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The strawberries we planted are growing.

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That tulip that was a bud yesterday is blooming today.

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And several blossoms are fully open on the rhododendron.

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The lettuce that has been growing indoors has been set out.

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Soon we'll have more than we can eat!

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In our "forest" our two carefully protected trilliums are blooming.

We found this infomation as to why

are so rare.

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And a tiny bleeding heart, hiding under a rhododendron, is blooming.

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The Miniature Japanese maple has also leafed out.

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The front yard ornamental cherry - which had only small buds yesterday - now has blossoms almost all over!

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The bridal veil spirea is now in full bloom too.

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A closer look at the leaves of the Japanese maple.

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