Spirea bush budding in March
Spirea bush blooming in April
I tried to get an earlier start on my garden this year, and so far it’s paying off. I am pulling out old growth (like the brambles that thrived behind all the hedge bushes last summer) and keeping the weeds from taking over. And because I’m spending so much time in the garden, I’m noticing all the little changes — like this bush (I think it’s Spiraea nipponica, or “Snowmound”) going from tiny budding leaves last month to being fully covered in little white flowers now.
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