"Spring" is arriving about a month early here. I generally don't start pruning until the end of March.
The forsythia is blooming in town, but mine have not even started to bloom. My garden is only 200' higher in elevation, but it does make a difference because my property is on a slope and cold air flows down hill.
I am going to start my pruning next week. We are going to have night temps in the high 20s to low 30s this week. Next week night temps will be in the low 40s, so I should be OK. Since we have about a 30 degree swing between day temps and night temps at this time of year, it's hard on the roses, if I prune too early.
Today, I just did housework even tho' the sun was out. My upper back was giving me fits from moving all of the rocks and clearing the storm drain on Saturday. I am so glad I got that job done because we got 2" of rain starting Saturday night through Sunday. I have a hunch this was the last serious rain storm for the year. Generally we have rain and snow all through March.
Waiting a week gives the soil time to dry out a bit, too. There is plenty of work to keep me very busy outside. I don't mind putting off pruning for a few more days.
Smiles,
Lyn
