Adventures in Midwestern Gardening: bulbs

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Monday, April 2, 2012

Sunday's blooms

This week's pictoral update of what's blooming.

Tulips

Until I saw this picture, I had never noticed that these tulips had an orangish (sp?) edge to them. Interesting...

More tulips.

Yes, I love red. :)

I was taking this picture just for the sake that an old tulip bulb was blooming in the midst of my Annabelle Hydrangea. When I downloaded the picture, I noticed I also had a visitor. See the spider on the right? You can even see his eyes looking at me.

Wolf River apple tree. Lots of blooms this year! I tried to get a picture of the two bumblebees that were visiting the blossoms without success. They didn't stay on one flower long enough. It was interesting to notice though that they were systematic in their moving from one bloom to another. No willy nilly movement. I thought that was also interesting.

Apple blossoms

The lilac hedge that lines the back of our property. I love when they are in bloom!

Baby pie cherries

The hostas aren't blooming, but I love them anyway. Their foliage is like a bloom. The variegated varieties are much slower coming up than the plain green ones.

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Bloomin' Saturday

What a beautiful morning! Calm winds and just the right coolness for a walk around the yard. I am just amazed at the changes that have occurred in a week.

Our peach trees bloomed last week and the blooms are already gone, the hyacinths, crocus, and daffodils are finished for the year as well.

But in their place this week...

Tulips

This is my absolute favorite tree. I have heard in the past that redbud trees are not a long lasting tree. My parents bought this house in 1977 and this tree was mature then. It continues a show this spring.

This redbud was a start from the old one that we planted a few years back. Rabbits just about killed it the first couple winters when it was but a twig. They liked to feast on it.

Redbud blossoms

Not a very good picture, but this is our dwarf cherry tree.

Cherry blossoms

PJM Rhododendron

I didn't get my ivy out of my window box in time last fall and just left it. I think it may have been a good thing. It seems to be alive still with plenty of extra for cuttings. It probably would not have made it had it not been such a mild winter.

Wild violets. I don't have the heart to pull these where they pop up.

Viburnum. My husband and I pruned this bush very hard this spring. It was quite an unsightly thing. I wanted to yank it out, but we decided to try the pruning first. It does have pretty blooms. They don't smell as sweet as some viburnums though.

Another of my favorite spring trees...crabapple.

Crabapple blossoms. It won't be long until this tree is a favorite of bees.

Wolf River apple blossom

Soon the backyard will be fragranced by these lilacs.

Grape hyacinth

Baby Maple leaves

No kidding, these were just poking out of the ground last weekend. Now look at them!

Shot of front flower bed.

Monday, March 12, 2012

The First Blooms of Spring

After a weekend in St. Louis spent gawking at the daffodils that were blooming and wishing that mine were also, I was thrilled to come home to this...

I don't think the blooms have ever been so plentiful before.

The daffodils weren't all blooming yesterday when I took these pics, but today they are. Absolutely beautiful!

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Weekly spring update

Here is an update of some of the flowers in the yard. I really like doing this for comparison from week to week as well as from year to year. I have been trying to do this on Saturday, but yesterday was so cold and gray.