Monday, March 15, 2010

Spring has sprung !!!

    Wwoo hoo !! Spring is here !! I was not thrilled with all the rainy & windy weather we've beeen having however it sure made the green pop out ! Yesterday I went out to see what was coming up and what is budding in the Garden!
            My crocus's are ready to bloom ! My favorite spring bulbs are Daffodils and Bluebells, but I like crocus's because they bloom so early !
 
The creek is nice and full from the rain we've had. The creekbank will soon turn blue when the vinca goes into bloom ! Years ago the neighbor was digging clumps out and asked if we wanted them, so we planted them along the top of the creek bank. Now the vinca has grown down to the creek and does a great job of the keeping weeds down. The other side of the creek bank is covered with the wild orange daylilly and looks nice until it stops blooming,  then they kind of turn yellow & look nasty, I've found it's better to just trim them back & let the new growth take over !
Boys will be boys ?   Dillon was sloppin in the creek while I was out taking pictures !
              About 6 yrs ago I dug out bulbs at a house that was being demolished and transplanted them to my garden. Some I planted arround this tree and others arround the hammock. It took 2-3 yrs before they started blooming and now they have many flowers ! " Good things come to those who wait " is the saying!
                      My Favorite Spring bulb ! They remind me of growing up on the farm. We had some planted behind the house and they bloomed really early because they were next to the house on a sheltered side and had the dryer vent there to warm them up!
I was facinated with the honeysuckle vines and the new growth popping out!





I've decided to give you plant people a little test! Below are plants/ bulbs just poping thru the ground. Can you guess what they are? I will post the answers in a day or 2! You can leave your answers in the comment section!

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have fun deciding and Happy Spring !

2 comments:

  1. These are tricky and I'm probably wrong...but here goes...#1 Hyacinth #2 Tulip #6 Crocus #7 Rose #9 Day lilly I don't know the name of the others and these are only a guess :)

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  2. #3, bleeding heart, #8 is the red with yellow flowers, not sure of the name, #1 hyacinth, #2 daffodil, #9 flags, just guesses, not sure! :)Lucy

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