Countdown to spring! One garden photo per day - Part 2

Very pretty!! Daffs and tulips are wild this AM.

I'll break the trend with a JM - Katsura, from April.

Thats a beauty,is it a spring shot?

Yes - April. Thanks.

komanchi hime leafing out

Nice, Bill. The flower on the pot reminds me of one of Harper's drawings.

What a nice compliment! Thank you Victor. Gorgeous JM shot.

I think I'm in love with Juan.

The HD tulips were a great surprise. I'm glad I bought them, especially since tulips don't come back year after year.

nice katsura victor - can't wait to see mine this spring

I think these look a bit Christmasy.

All these stunning tulips, daffs and JMs. What color.
On this the first day of winter, a pic that most closely resembles sunshine that I have. Good news is, after today we begin the long slow march to spring.

Venu, well that coleus is very Christmasy an quite pretty at any time of the year.

Wow---quite a burst of color---the species tulips should come back for you, Harper, but I have plain tulips from Easter gifts that keep on truckin'----they are planted on the south side, against the garage.

Gorgeous spring flowers, and yes, that coleus sure looks Christmasy.

Here's an April iris--- typhifolia 'China Spring'. Along with some hyacinthoides and a lily doing something really funky.

Yesterday morning.

So how many inches? (or feet?)

Chionodoxa - glory of the snow.

They're well covered in snow right now!

20 inches

About the same here but the drifts make it difficult to get an accurate measurement.

Oh my I missed so much! Lovely colors to brighten up the stormy weekend! 23'' in Philadelphia and Bucks County.

Some little unknown Iris

Pretty little iris. I can tell you it's a siberian. Don't know which one.

Iris 'Cascade Mist' taken on June 15th 2009 from SIBERIAN IRIS GARDEN

What a beautiful bunch of irises. Yum. Pirl, your Chionodoxa is such a great shot.

Andy, I wanted the 20". Only got 5". Wanna trade?

I had some species tulips in this batch. They came back, but each year they were less.

pretty shot Harper

onewish whatchya doin up so early?

always my dear

Oh. Me I'm just too excited about the places we looked at yesterday. Las Cruces is a luvly area and there are lots a small acreages about. We're going to Deming today to look at a place; 3.5 acres with a barn and a tack room. O and there is a people house on it too.

What a great place for flowers D'nut
Happy holidays everyone

d-nut It is very hot in that area during the summer. (brother lives in Las Cruces). I am assuming that you are looking at the fall & winter months.

Ge1836, that is a wonderful holiday photo. I couldn't figure it out by just the thumbnail. What a surprise!

Dahlianut, good luck with the property hunt.

Here is a photo taken a few years ago of our outside Xmas tree made from branches pruned from our yard for our front porch. I just treated it like a giant flower arrangement and kept sticking the branches in an empty big pot until it seemed right. It held up fine for weeks with no water. We even had a few bird visitors. Patti

Lovely Iris's.
Harper my tulips never come back either. Those are brillant. Are "species" the named ones?

Love that bright yellow Allison. Yellow should be the official color of Spring.

GE, you could not have staged that any better! Amazing! Are those your birds?

bbrook, what a great idea! It looks wonderful.

dnut, hope you find a great place. I loved house hunting. A people house is a plus. Are you looking for a new planting site for daffs?

Joyce

Great tree, Patti!! Love all those berries.

Nice color, Harp and Allison. What a cool 'wreath', Jo!

Staying in April, here's a hyacinth.

I can smell it, almost. Patti

some daff's

Your tulips are lovely, Harper. There are fewer each year - it's a pity.

Allison - great shot.

Patti - what a beautiful arrangement. You're very talented!

Nice color on your hyacinth, Victor. Daffodils are always so welcoming, Bill.

Here are some Zurel tulips (from Dutch Gardens).
http://www.dutchgardens.com/prodnav.asp?cat_search=specialty

Always check online for coupons to Dutch Gardens and other nurseries!

Cool color pattern, Pirl.

Zurels are reliable performers for me, don't loose too many from year to year! Beautiful tulips pirl!
- Great color combo on the companion plants for the hyacinth Victor! I'm going to see if I can find those blue ones on the right too!

- forgot to order more of these for next spring, when I find the receipt I'll order 25 more!
(lol!)

jadajoy! you give me too much credit as a photographer.
We are cat people
no birds here.
The pic came from the web.

Great photograph and great tulips, WC. Where did you buy them?

Brent & Becky's!

Thanks!