This morning I drove my daughter to a friends house. It was early, and although we had anticipated bad weather, it is delightful outside. I drove the back roads even though it takes a bit longer. You see, today's the day. The day that all the Norway Maples popped into chartreuse glory, the Bloodgood Maples are masses of maroon, the Forsythia are still blooming and every other blooming tree is trying to out do the other ones.
In my own garden I was digging out my white Siberian Iris when I realized I had totally forgotten to blog this morning. Here's some photos I shot quickly.
Over night the Lunaria opened, they are perfect next to the Helleborus foetidus blooms.
The first blooms on the Viburnum 'Mohawk' have begun to open and already their amazing perfume is filling the air.
The un-named, $5 Azaleas I rescued from a flower show a few years ago are doing their magic.
My absolute favorite tree, the Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum' (Moon maple) is beginning to unfurl.
The new growth on the rescued Pieris japonicas is like fire with the sunlight filtering through the Pin Oak branches.
Oh yes, today's the day when spring has truly busted out all over.
Happy Spring!
P.S. My box store adventure was a bust. I can only tell you that Walmart is not the place to go for plants. I don't think I was there for more than 2 minutes. They did have nice Columbines but the potting soil was bone dry and I was afraid they had been too stressed out. I'll try out Lowes later this week.
In my own garden I was digging out my white Siberian Iris when I realized I had totally forgotten to blog this morning. Here's some photos I shot quickly.
Over night the Lunaria opened, they are perfect next to the Helleborus foetidus blooms.
The first blooms on the Viburnum 'Mohawk' have begun to open and already their amazing perfume is filling the air.
The un-named, $5 Azaleas I rescued from a flower show a few years ago are doing their magic.
My absolute favorite tree, the Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum' (Moon maple) is beginning to unfurl.
The new growth on the rescued Pieris japonicas is like fire with the sunlight filtering through the Pin Oak branches.
Oh yes, today's the day when spring has truly busted out all over.
Happy Spring!
P.S. My box store adventure was a bust. I can only tell you that Walmart is not the place to go for plants. I don't think I was there for more than 2 minutes. They did have nice Columbines but the potting soil was bone dry and I was afraid they had been too stressed out. I'll try out Lowes later this week.