The beginning of April is a good time to think of the color of those daffodils in bloom.
Yellow means “slow down” so pace yourself when it comes to adding tender plants and planting seeds this week. Here in Western Washington, we still have four more weeks of possible frosts, so this is not the time to add warm season veggies or annuals to the garden.
Early spring pruning can be accomplished this week. Sharpen the shears and get snippy with roses and clematis if you have not yet pruned these plants back by at least a third. Perennials and shrubs that bloom late in the summer or in the fall such as Rose of Sharon Hibiscus and Sedums Autumn Joy can also be pruned back this week…