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pameladeanBlooming:
Winter aconite, in both locations
snow crocus -- pale yellow, brilliant purple, gold
scilla
The Appeldoorn tulips on the south side of the house have buds, but no color to them yet
Up, with recognizable leaves:
Canada violet
purple violet
hairy bellflower
hollyhock
meadowsweet
cranesbill geranium
daylilies
dames' rocket
rudbeckia
more yarrow
ice pansies
scabiosa
Shasta daisies
hyssop
water-lily tulips
chives
probably phlox, but at the early stages, dames' rocket, rudbeckia, and phlox look similar, and they leap all over the place at whim
Shoots:
hosta
lily-of-the-valley
the fancier daylilies
Japanese knotweed, curse it
daffodils
tradescantia
Mock orange bushes have leaf buds. Rosebushes have leaf buds, except for the red rose of Lancaster, which always likes to play dead for a while.
I pruned some dead canes out of the rosebush, and ruthlessly (for me) cut back the canes, whether dead or alive, that threaten people walking along the path, or that grab me by the hair when I'm mowing the lawn. I'm still picking rose prickles out of my fingers.
The juncoes are still here. Ari almost got one. Since he was exhibiting great excitement and I couldn't see a thing, I thought he was after a mouse. Grackles are making a great fuss, sounding like red-winged blackbirds with broken speakers. Bluejays are creaking. The chickadees are still saying "phoebe" and the cardinals still crying, "What cheer." There is a monstrous crow inhabiting the neighbor's pine tree and making loud excursions into our elm and our garage roof.
Pamela
Winter aconite, in both locations
snow crocus -- pale yellow, brilliant purple, gold
scilla
The Appeldoorn tulips on the south side of the house have buds, but no color to them yet
Up, with recognizable leaves:
Canada violet
purple violet
hairy bellflower
hollyhock
meadowsweet
cranesbill geranium
daylilies
dames' rocket
rudbeckia
more yarrow
ice pansies
scabiosa
Shasta daisies
hyssop
water-lily tulips
chives
probably phlox, but at the early stages, dames' rocket, rudbeckia, and phlox look similar, and they leap all over the place at whim
Shoots:
hosta
lily-of-the-valley
the fancier daylilies
Japanese knotweed, curse it
daffodils
tradescantia
Mock orange bushes have leaf buds. Rosebushes have leaf buds, except for the red rose of Lancaster, which always likes to play dead for a while.
I pruned some dead canes out of the rosebush, and ruthlessly (for me) cut back the canes, whether dead or alive, that threaten people walking along the path, or that grab me by the hair when I'm mowing the lawn. I'm still picking rose prickles out of my fingers.
The juncoes are still here. Ari almost got one. Since he was exhibiting great excitement and I couldn't see a thing, I thought he was after a mouse. Grackles are making a great fuss, sounding like red-winged blackbirds with broken speakers. Bluejays are creaking. The chickadees are still saying "phoebe" and the cardinals still crying, "What cheer." There is a monstrous crow inhabiting the neighbor's pine tree and making loud excursions into our elm and our garage roof.
Pamela
