🍃 What Day does Spring Gardening Officially Begin

Top 10 Gardener the Ultimate Garden Blueprint with Ken & Lisa · Mar 31, 2025 · 10m

Welcome to this week's edition of the Mountain Gardener! Your host, Ken Lain, here. Spring's arrival in our mountain landscapes is a dramatic shift, from snow to nearly summer-like conditions in just a few days. This means you can start planting trees—flowering, fruit, or evergreen—now! The moist soil is perfect for root establishment. You'll notice ornamental trees like flowering pears (with white blooms) and purple leaf plums (with pink blooms) are in full bloom. They bloom early, so their fruit is often lost to frost, making them purely ornamental. Remember, fruit trees typically bloom in…