Spring Blooms - Part 5

I seem to have collected enough vibs to possibly have berry production in year or so. I'll prune after berry time. Thanks Victor!

First flowers opened on my property today - sort of anticlimactic after seeing daff pics for 2 months now though.

Never, always interesting!

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My next ones are less common that will be open soon - so I'm waiting for those.

wow you guys were busy posting today..... and yeah if Venu has a rodie blooming i am close to mine blooming

It's new for you, Al! Dawn Redwood has popped.

Viburnum 'Onondaga'.

Acer 'Autumn Moon'.

JM 'Orangeola'.

victor, I was excited and I had to run out and see if my A.s. "aureum" was that far along. Darn it..... just buds yet.

Viburnum judii. Another great fragrant one.

Victor - nice orangela - can't believe it has leafed out so soon. autumn moon is on my list, like to see it when it has leafed out. btw my ugi seems to be holding it's own - lost all the new branch growth - the 3/4 leaves that survived are looking ok - got my fingers crossed. - Bill

Good luck, Bill. My fingers are crossed as well. I believe I have some Autumn Moon shots in PF. I'll be taking more, of course. I think this is typical for Orangeola. I really like it.

redchic-that's just soil around my ajuga I just planted them and haven't had a chance to mulch yet. Actually hubby needs to run some wood thru the chipper for me to make some more.
The chocolate chip is a smaller version of ajuga.
Here's what I planted last year, 'p torch'

it's very good. I think that it's going to take off and go like crazy before you know it.

My all time favorite lepidote (smalle leaf) rhododendron and very near the top of all types. It's trying to open, just a couple of days away if there's warm weather. I can hardly wait!

And yep, that's completely normal for the leaves to be slightly curled this time of year. They are the size of those coffee stirring straws all winter and rust colored, and they will be flat out in probably another week or so. Fully green in probably a month.

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the following three pics were taken at a place that I'm doing some landscaping stuff.

Cute little itty bitty "scarlet wonder" rhody. Yep, it's older than it looks, it's a dwarf.

Yep this is definitely not my place! I loved the form and shape of this tree, it fits the location very well. it's Cercidiphyllum jap. "Amazing Grace" The little tree had more leaves on it before the last round of snow, but it fared pretty well considering such.

I planted the tree before that sprinkler head was there. Not sure if i'm going to win the argument with moving the sprinkler. I think that I'll have to move it a few feet over to the right in the picture.

nice form on that tree redchick. I can just imagine wht it will be in five years.

that's what I'm hoping for!

Btw.... Good morning Jo Ann!

Back at cha redchick

Acer Shirazz just starting to bloom

acer coral bark

uuuss and ahhhs. the coral bark is a perfect mix of greens and pinks.

beautiful Shiraz:
When we moved into this house last summer we brought some of our favorite plants with us and planted where-ever just to get them in the ground. Sarah brought an acanthus and put it in the ,what turned out to be sunny spot. July heat and dry summer did it in ,or so I thought, just checked the spot and it's comming up three tomes as big. Must be an extreemly hardy plant.

This is a plum from Stark Bros. that has a second varity grafted.and two different ripening seasons. I am hoping these flowers mean plums this year.

If the warm weather holds and the bees can do their thing.

Bleeding Hearts

I almost like them before they get too leafed out,the burgandy stems and greenishred leaves.

These next two are not exactly blooms. It is a picture of my latest rock bench to watch the blooms. This is now number 4 of my rock benches. Have been eyeing this stone that was part of my wall for a couple years now and think I found the right spot.

And one final close up shot of the bench. One intersting side note to where I placed this seat is that a large northern water snake like to hang out here and sun itself. I hope it is ok with company. It is why I postioned it on three stones instead filling in the bottom with rock completely. Did not want any surprises at my feet. I don't mind the snakes as long as I can see them first.

Great site!!!!
Weren't there Vikings there around 1100 ?
It's suspect for the sun worship sites I'v seen on History Channel

thanks

Really!!!!! I do like the natueral look of the seat.
Looks like a welcome rest from a long garden stroll.
I am not big on contrived crafty looking accessories for the garden, we covered that days ago in another thread I believe. The stone bench really fits into the scenery.
Congrats.Jo Ann

That's some serious hardscape. I like the rock but not the effort it takes to come up with them where I live. We have some I gathered up when I was much younger. At that time the practice of snitching them from the mountains was overlooked by the authorities.

Great shots of trees and shrubs. Wish my stone wall looked that nice and I need a nice stone bench like that one.
The Fritillaria or Guinea Hen Flowers are all open now.

nice shots everyone... looks like a nice yard Wha

beautiful place and rockscapeing wha. I could definitely handle hanging out there during the day.

I'm jealous of your fritillaris ngam! I've tried to plant it sooo many times, you would think that I would learn by now that, that there is no gimmick that will keep the moles from eating them. But I always have to try!