{"id":602,"date":"2021-04-13T10:26:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T14:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/potlatchga.com\/?p=602"},"modified":"2021-04-13T10:40:18","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T14:40:18","slug":"the-flowers-are-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/potlatchga.com\/?p=602","title":{"rendered":"The Flowers Are Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/potlatchga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-603\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-603\" title=\"image-png\" src=\"https:\/\/potlatchga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/potlatchga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/potlatchga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image-45x45.png 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIt\u2019s that time of the year again when thoughts turn to spring. Which means, of course, that it is planting time for all of us with an appreciation for flowers or the need to plant a garden. It is a rebirth of the dried out flower beds and a time to get on with repairs and postponed projects.<\/p>\n<p>I usually enjoy two springs, one here on the island and the other up at Potlatch. Through only 350 miles up the road, the planting season in the mountains comes about a month later. This year I\u2019m getting a late start heading north so I\u2019ve been able to spend more time with the flowers here.<\/p>\n<p>Like my cooking, my gardening is a \u201cwork in progress\u201d and I\u2019m constantly learning. This year I\u2019ve planted impatiens, petunias and geraniums using flower boxes on the back porch. They will bloom all year until the first frost and provide needed color in contrast to the rich green foliage of bamboo, palms and oaks. 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