{"id":168,"date":"2014-04-20T03:39:15","date_gmt":"2014-04-20T03:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carla.romere.com\/?p=168"},"modified":"2014-04-20T03:39:15","modified_gmt":"2014-04-20T03:39:15","slug":"early-spring-in-the-gardens-at-jane-circle-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carla.romere.com\/?p=168","title":{"rendered":"Early Spring in the Gardens at Jane Circle Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It appears that our gardens have survived this previous intense winter none the worse for wear. Almost everything has started blooming or at least have leaves budding out. The Butterfly Bushes have not started, but I think they were the only ones. I was most worried about the Pink Dogwood Tree, but it&#8217;s budding out all over. There are no pink blooms yet, they look to be at least a couple of weeks away yet. The Peonies all three have buds on them and range in height from about 18&#8243; to almost 24&#8243; or so.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Two of the Three Peonies<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_169\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-169\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419170755484-e1397963813286.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-169\" src=\"http:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419170755484-e1397963813286-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Tallest Peony - Bud is ping-pong ball sized.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419170755484-e1397963813286-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419170755484-e1397963813286-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tallest Peony &#8211; Bud is ping-pong ball sized.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_181\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-181\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419170721720-e1397964110745.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-181\" src=\"http:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419170721720-e1397964110745-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Smaller Peony One Bud\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419170721720-e1397964110745-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419170721720-e1397964110745-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419170721720-e1397964110745-525x700.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-181\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Smaller Peony One Bud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The Lilacs Survived!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171742006-e1397964337526.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-180\" src=\"http:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171742006-e1397964337526-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"CameraZOOM-20140419171742006\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171742006-e1397964337526-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171742006-e1397964337526-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171742006-e1397964337526-525x700.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171135168.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-174\" src=\"http:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171135168-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"CameraZOOM-20140419171135168\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171135168-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171135168-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171135168-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171151852-e1397964422705.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-175\" src=\"http:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171151852-e1397964422705-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"CameraZOOM-20140419171151852\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171151852-e1397964422705-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171151852-e1397964422705-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171151852-e1397964422705-525x700.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Dogwood Has Tiny Little Leaves<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171323778-e1397964468319.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-177\" src=\"http:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171323778-e1397964468319-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"CameraZOOM-20140419171323778\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171323778-e1397964468319-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171323778-e1397964468319-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171323778-e1397964468319-525x700.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Little Bitty Sassafras Tree Buds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171102247.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-173\" src=\"http:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171102247-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"CameraZOOM-20140419171102247\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171102247-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171102247-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171102247-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Snowball Bushes Are Covered in Buds!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171452249-e1397964681635.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-178\" src=\"http:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171452249-e1397964681635-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"CameraZOOM-20140419171452249\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171452249-e1397964681635-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171452249-e1397964681635-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carla.romere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CameraZOOM-20140419171452249-e1397964681635-700x524.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Most of the Irises we put out last fall have come up. A couple of them didn&#8217;t come up at all. I can&#8217;t wait to see them when they bloom &#8211; probably not until next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It appears that our gardens have survived this previous intense winter none the worse for wear. Almost everything has started blooming or at least have leaves budding out. The Butterfly Bushes have not started, but I think they were the only ones. I was most worried about the Pink Dogwood Tree, but it&#8217;s budding out all over. There are no pink blooms yet, they look to be at least a couple of weeks away yet. 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