Spring is finally here! I decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather and the extra hour of sunlight today and spend some time in the garden. I spent over four hours pruning and trimming. I was happy to discover that only a handful of our plants died from the freezing temperatures.
I recently learned that you should clean your pruning shears after you prune each plant or tree to prevent the spread of diseases. I dipped my tools in a bleach/water solution and then rinsed them with water before moving on to the next plant. Some suggest to clean your shears after every cut, but I just cleaned them after pruning each type of plant.
After seeing so much brown in our garden, it was nice to see new growth on plants. Here are a few signs of spring that I discovered in our yard today:
Our Drake Elm trees have new growth.
Our Camellia should bloom any day now.
Our lime tree is finally starting to produce fruit!
If you don't have spring weather yet, I hope that it arrives soon so you can start enjoying your garden again.
