Cliff planting trees

We got a great deal on some of last year’s trees at Four Corners Nursery. Taking advantage of a beautiful spring-like day and the skill of a strong helper, we got 8 trees planted on Saturday: 2 ornamental pears, 2 mountain ashes, a juniper, a cedar and 2 pines.

A field of daffodils

These daffodils are a full month early this year. I’m not complaining. Winter (knock on wood) lasted for a week in mid-December and the weather since has been unusually warm and dry. The flowers love it and so do I.

Our Daffodils are blooming

We planted 300 daffodil bulbs last fall. About two thirds of them are coming up. Most haven’t bloomed yet, but we’re appreciating the color of the ones that have. Fortunately, since these are outside the fence, deer don’t eat them.

Marauding deer

Deer are pretty animals. Each year we see more and more of them. Tourists will often tie up traffic to stop and watch them. For locals they are mostly pests. Notice the fence around the yard these critters are passing. Almost any serious gardener in town has to fence deer out or risk losing valuable plants.

Leaf bud from a Raywood Ash

Some flowering trees are already blooming, and trees that normally leaf out in April are beginning to show buds, like this Raywood ash tree.

Crocus Closeup

With the mild winter, flowers are blooming early. Our daffodils are coming up and the crocuses are already in bloom.

Year round interest in the garden

Flowers are lovely, but Port Townsend is home to an amazing number of very good gardeners who plant gardens that are interesting year round.