The Flora Dispatch
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The March Edit: What’s Blooming Now
It’s March! And we’re declaring it spring! (I don’t think it’s fair to wait until the 21st). Birds are chirping, bulbs are waking up in gardens everywhere, and as soon as the ground thaws, we’re digging in. Spring is a florist’s favorite season (listen, I don’t make the rules). Check out what we’re fawning over all March long.
Early Spring in the Valley
March in the Hudson Valley is a weird in-between. We’re not deep winter anymore, but we’re not in bloom either. It’s mud, thaw, wind, and the first sharp hints of green.
This is the season of waiting—but also of prepping, planning, and watching closely.
The Lazy Gardener’s Guide to Spring Planting
Let’s get something straight: you don’t need to be a full-time garden person to have a beautiful, blooming yard. You don’t need a spreadsheet. You don’t need to start seedlings under grow lights in January. You don’t need to overthink it.
Here’s how I approach ornamental gardening for the lazy gardener—aka, the gardener who wants cut flowers, color, and life without a ton of upkeep.
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