Favorite Spring Bloomer

The Magnolia!  So glorious in May.

Yesterday 

Today

Coming on Faster Now

Lots of stuff blooming and growing now that the weather is warmer. I think frost is past, and I’m planting things a bit more.

Bleeding hearts

Buttercups just popped up

Lots of Jack in the Pulpits all over our he place

The Serviceberry is blooming. Don’t blink your eyes
It doesn’t stay in bloom for long 

Slow Beginnings.

Yard is looking green, buds starting to swell on many trees and shrubs.  But much of what is showing will be gone by the time of the garden walk. Hope to be able to get rid of all the squills, daffodils, and other spring stuff by then. But it’s nice they’re hanging on looking beautiful. Hostas are mostly starting and other summer perennials. Asparagus on meal three.  But things are really coming on slowly. Still covering the greenhouse at night and covering plants on the front porch. Really want to get going!

Queen of the Prairie looking strong

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Spring seems to Really be Here!

Lots of new things growing and blooming in the last week or so. We’ve gotten most of the mulch spread out and off the driveway.  Bill did a whole bunch of edging yesterday.  I've been planting and moving perennials.  Also planted lettuce, radishes, potato sets, broccoli and cabbage plants in the veggie garden.  Working to weed out tree and shrub seedlings constantly.  Here are some photos of recent blooms.  I'll post some wider views soon, but today we're getting dumped on with rain.

Trilium next to the creek.  Hope it doesn't get flooded out

Tons of Trout Lilies

Magnolia struggling to bloom

Darwin Tulips in many places

Of course the violets are all over the lawn

Monarda that died back 2 years ago is back with a vengence

And Pulmanaria is everywhere too

Harry Lauder is blooming beautiful!

It’s really prettiest in winter and early spring before the leaves emerge. The contorted stems and dangling catkins are so dramatic. Scientific name Corylus avellana, commonly known as Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick  or European filbert.  This one is grafted on regular stock, so two or three times each summer we need to cut out all of the straight emerging sprouts. Kind of a pain, but it’s otherwise pretty easy to care for. 













Oh, and the squills are blanketing the ground in many areas. Beautiful, bit I hate it when they turn yellow and I have to get them out of the way of other plants. 

This week’s new bloomers

The first Jack in the Pulpit just popped up in the east side garden. Tiny but beautiful.  There are several larger ones coming nearby, not fully formed yet. 

There are also many Trout Lilies all over the ground near the creek. They are just beginning to bloom. 

We spent the day finishing the compost spreading, hauling and spreading more mulch, and uncovering the greenhouse after what I really hope is the last frost. I planted cannas and some dahlias. Also moved some coreopsis plants to a place where I hope they will bloom better, and cleaned up old hosta leaves and flower stems in the willow garden. 

First Butterfly!

No pictures, but saw a Red Admiral butterfly many times today while spreading more mulch and digging rhubarb to give to a friend. Yard is blue with squills and side garden is awash in white flowers of the Bloodroot. Spring is here for sure.