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It was a Quick Cold Front...
Feb 14, 2008 | 4:31 PM PST
Tags: compost , tea , pruning , pole pruner , blueberry , daffodil , crocus , clematis

I am very excited that our little cold front was a small one and we were back into the 60's today. Yay! When the little one went down for her nap, I began work on my to-do list. It actually didn't take me much time at all :) I did some various small pruning tasks and then set out to try my new pole pruner. It was a bit tricky...but after a good lesson from my hubby, it seemed to do the trick. We just took off some lower branches from a large tree in the backyard...to keep things opened up. My husband was kind enough to pick up a load of compost on his way home from work, so I also got that spread. I spread it around the back porch where I plan grow a flower garden from seed this spring. It looks great and the small bit of leftover compost is sitting in water tonight for a good batch of compost tea that I will use to water the azaleas with. Tomorrow is my hubby's day off, so we will hopefully get the veggie beds finished up :)

Here are some fun shots I took around my front yard today in between chores:

The daffodils are emerging under the redbud tree:

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p> Double Knockout Rose Bushes are forming their new leaves:

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Crocus bulbs emerging: ( I always forget that their foliage has that great variagation on it until I see it each spring)

m>Creeping Phlox starting its first flush of blooms:

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Clematis Armandi forming its buds:

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p>And finally, the blueberry bush that I transplanted in the fall seems to be happy...its forming its new buds :)

I am just loving the anticipation of spring!