(pictures taken yesterday, Mar 1 but technical issues prevented publication until today)
The buds in the foreground are about to open up, but I was more interested in the proliferation of buds internally — in a week or two this shrub will be a riot of bright pink!
But that’s not all! If you are ready, we also are pleased to offer you these stunning views (but no ginsu garden tools…)!
Planters that survived… this one with succulents and possibly crocuses although they are late if they are.
… and this …
the clematis was damaged a little in moving its planter and arbor away from the house, but tenaciously and with great determination it held on…
… more good news …
The drooping flowers, the bright green upright nascent leaves… spring is on the way!
And from the back yard…
The new growth, almost feathery in the midst of the protective older foliage: Oregon grape is designed to endure!
Patiently waiting to be placed once construction is done are the decorative stones that we have collected over the years from travels, friends and family.
quartz, granite, fossils in mudstone, agates, geodes and thunder eggs, basalt, slate and more; colors from cool white and warm cream through reds and browns, grays and black
Last but not least… one of the “babies” that is shown in the banner from a previous year has popped her head above the forest floor! Already starting to unfurl, I suspect she is early because the leaf mold and other materials that normally hold back emergence were mostly removed.
Babies don’t look like much when they are new, but this small green shoot will develop into a lovely flower with at least a four-inch span in a few weeks. I was so pleased to see her on the last day of February, and to notice the change from tightly-furled to gently opening by the first of March!
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2 responses to “Today in the Garden”
rose
my dearest, out of the ruins the phoenix arises. your new home so well and truly on it’s way, and now your garden shows how it can survive. i hope both your home and garden continue to give you many years of happiness and contentment. xoxox
Dorothy Peterson
Nice! Enthusiasm about a garden is a really good thing!!
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