Spring is springing all over, slowly but surely. Which is okay with me - just recovering from some minor surgery so haven't been able to get out much. But today was too nice to stay inside, so I inspected the progress toward that inevitable time when my estate will demand a lot more of my time.
There is lots to see, so get out and start looking around - I find these tiny buds and blooms even more interesting than the leafed-out plant.
First off, the rose by the front door decided to go green in the past two days:
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Rose - Apr 11
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Then we have my elm tree, that is rather anxious to show you some leaves pretty soon:
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| Liberty elm - Apr 11 |
The forsythia, as could be expected, is all ready to burst into its yellow extravaganza:
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| Forsythia - Apr 11 |
I have lots of different viburnums (viburnae?), but this is the most interesting bud I saw:
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| Mohawk viburnum - Apr 11 |
My weeping Katsura is enjoying its place in the sun:
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| Weeping Katsura - Apr 11 |
The sedum, with its warm spot next to the brick wall, seems to be further along than most things:
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| Sedum - Apr 11 |
The cherry trees are getting ready to get all pink; my cherry blossom festival is a week or so away yet, I think:
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| Cherry - Apr 11 |
And last, but not least, my red maple is working very hard to get ahead of the rest of his fellow trees:
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| Red maple - Apr 11 |
My apologies to the purists who would like to see the latin names for all these, but I would rather you just enjoy the mysterious re-creation of all these plants in the spring! To coin a phrase - What's in your garden?
