April Newsletter 2024
Longing for Spring
“Once more in misted April
The world is growing green.
Along the winding river
The plumey willows lean.”
With all the snow we didn’t receive over the winter… The last storm in late March and now another is making us long for spring. It has been a wet early spring, we hope for drier weather so the plants use the ground water and start off their growing season well. None the less perennials are emerging and buds swelling.
We continue to plan for the upcoming season and are getting anxious to get our hands in the soil!
Early blooming plants are starting to bud and the air smells like thawing soil. As snow melts, percolating into the ground, we can finally see what the winter snow has been hiding all these months. All this extra water is a great start for perennials and we’re personally grateful for it when there’s no telling what summer rains will bring. At first sight of the garden, it can seem overwhelming with a healthy dash of excitement. But worry not! Your Garden Life crew will be on it starting the second week of April if the weather allows.
This is a fluctuating time of year between the weather and the amount of tasks we preform, but we have a solid list ready to check off once we begin our work.
Here are our objectives for the coming weeks:
Prune any deer damaged woody plants
Remove remaining plant debris
Edge garden beds
Fertilize with selective organic soil amendments
Aerate garden beds
This may not seem like a lot, but trust us: these tasks make all the difference for healthy, happy plants and garden beds.
Dreaming of blooms…
Please don’t hesitate to ask if you have any special requests for this season. We will be sending out an email to setup Garden Walk Arounds for spring. We aim to keep our crews on a regular schedule, weather permitting, so we’ll see you in the gardens soon.
Happy Spring!
The Garden Life Team
