Let’s Cultivate Our Garden
03/27/2024 Wednesday 41-54F Drizzle Blog from https://www.lotusandmichael.com/ "According to Chinese Twenty-four solar terms, March 20th was “Spring Equinox”, which means spring is at its halfway point. In colder zones, such as where we live, spring isn’t in full swing yet: The blossoms of our prunus mume just shied away from the cold; the peach tree is setting its buds; lilacs are at their early sprouting stage, while our baby persimmon tree seems to be still in its dormancy… But I do see that our garden has made a lot of progress since early February. As my habit since last spring, I wrote down the first blooming date of each of my plants in my notebook. Here is the record of this year up to now: February 9 th : Snowdrops got their first flower February 26 th : Crocus started to bloom March 4 th : Daffodils entered their flower season March 6 th : The single bud of Cymbidium Goeringii “Songmei” finally bloomed March 13 th : High Fragrance Camellia opened its first bud March 15