The needles and leaves (particularly from the big leaf maples) are getting out of hand. Today is supposed to be the last dry day before the rains start. I used the blower to push the leaves over to mulch the mahonia and rhodies. The mahonia anthers are about 6″ long and the heather has just started to bloom. I expect the mahonia to be in bloom by the end of the month.
The cedars smell so good right now.