{"id":1218,"date":"2026-03-14T21:41:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T21:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glcnargs.org\/glcgardens\/?p=1218"},"modified":"2026-03-17T00:18:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T00:18:27","slug":"big-blow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glcnargs.org\/glcgardens\/2026\/03\/14\/big-blow\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Blow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A good bit of the Midwest was subjected to high winds this past Friday, March13th. Fortunately, there was very little damage to my garden other than a lot of twigs and small branches littering the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In just a couple of hours ( using my leaf blower, wheelbarrow\/ and leaf-rake ) I had all of the paved areas and gravel pathways pretty much in order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Removing all of the same sort of debris, out of the rockeries, will be a different matter all to- gether. That’ll take days, as every trig, cone, and deciduous leaf will have to be picked out from the rocks, by hand!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the cooler temperatures, new flowers are opening and more plants are coming up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The first blooms of Adonis amurensis ( one of 3 plants purchased from White Flower Farm, seemingly a lifetime ago ) opened this morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The paucity of flowers on all 3 older clumps, cause’s me to think, its high time to lift each plant, divide these geriatric stems, work in some compost into their planting holes, and perhaps site a few elsewhere in the garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This younger addition to the garden, is far more presentable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had hopes for continued sunshine after lunch. That could urge still-closed blooms on a number of recently emerged plants to open. Alas, clouds have moved in, and non-sunny days are forecasted for the remainder of the weekend and on till mid week. Blustery, wintery mixed lows in the mid teens as well ! We’ll have to wait and see, what looks camera worthy when the sun returns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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