{"id":265,"date":"2013-03-22T10:25:11","date_gmt":"2013-03-22T14:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runningahousehold.com\/?p=265"},"modified":"2013-03-21T22:08:29","modified_gmt":"2013-03-22T02:08:29","slug":"whats-blooming-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningahousehold.com\/?p=265","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s Blooming Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a gardener and a person who takes care of the yard, I\u2019ve always been aware of when certain flowers and shrubs bloomed.\u00a0 For example, forsythias typically bloom in New England in April.\u00a0 A general rule of thumb in our planting zone has been to put down our \u201cStep 1 fertilizer\u201d before the yellow flowers fall to the ground.\u00a0 This usually happens by April 15<sup>th<\/sup>, or the day our taxes are due.\u00a0 Next in line are the magnolia cherry trees.\u00a0 I also know that lilacs bloom in May, and butterfly bushes in July or August.\u00a0 As I look around our yard, I know that we selected particular plantings to ensure something would always be blooming.\u00a0 Beyond the blossoms in April and May, and the raspberries being ready around July 1<sup>st<\/sup>, I\u2019ve often meant to document when things bloom.<\/p>\n<p>This is a new section of RunningAHousehold.com where we will document our sightings and post them in a calendar.\u00a0 Enjoy!\u00a0 This is the fun part of running a household. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/runningahousehold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/March-2013.pdf\">March 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a gardener and a person who takes care of the yard, I\u2019ve always been aware of when certain flowers and shrubs bloomed.\u00a0 For example, forsythias typically bloom in New England in April.\u00a0 A general rule of thumb in our planting zone has been to put down our \u201cStep 1 fertilizer\u201d before the yellow flowers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[40,41,42],"class_list":["post-265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-whats-blooming","tag-whats-blooming-march-calendar","tag-whats-blooming-now","tag-whats-blooming-zone-5"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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