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When you Know Spring is Springing!

Creeping phlox with Spring Tulips

Spring is Springing!  By the time Daffodils are starting to bloom, I am usually suffering with a horrible case of ‘cabin fever’, just itching to get out in the garden and get my hands dirty. By the time the tulips and creeping phlox are blooming, we are having some nice beautiful days but still have the threat of a late frost. This is when we start getting ready for our first Spring Sale. Tulip bulbs were planted during fall the year before and have been in the cold to frozen ground all winter. They require this cold time in order to give us beautiful blooms come spring. Very few other plants are blooming at this time – maybe Forsythia and Quince but not much else. You need some creeping phlox to brighten your spirits until spring really starts kicking in with color! Late frost, they tolerate fine Continue reading