Texas Gardening: Hints of Spring! Please share yours...., 0 by Marylyn_TX

Marylyn_TX wrote:
The Texas Mountain Laurels and Mexican Plum trees are blooming! 2 years ago the Mountain Laurels were stopping traffic (on our very NOT busy subdivision's street, but still...) and people were knocking on our door asking what they were. Last year they got a grand total of 6 blooms, all on the side of the trees facing the house. Go figure. LOL So far they seem to be blooming nicely this year, on all sides of the trees. (They're technically bushes, I know, but they are both a good 18 feet or so high.)

The plum tree is just starting to pop out a few blooms, way up high, so I couldn't get a good picture of them. Here are the laurel blooms, though. Take a big breath and imagine sweet grape kool-aid and you'll know exactly how they smell. :-)

This message was edited Feb 25, 2008 12:55 PM