As we were walking the loop, this native dogwood caught my eye.  It is just starting to bloom.  I love how the blossoms start out green, then open to show bright white.  

 

We saw a bunch of dogwoods on our drive into Murphy on Friday.  They are all along the roadside.  

 

It won’t be long before we will see them blooming everywhere.  

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!

 

Cilantro coming up in the garden.  We are SO fortunate!!!  Of course, I planted the seeds, but it’s always a thrill when they emerge.  And in this quantity!!!  

 

Woohoo!!!  We love cilantro and coriander.

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!

 

The Speedwell is blooming.  This is just a tiny portion of the patch.  You can see how small the blossoms are:  they are growing in the grass, next to the clover.  

 

I love their sky-blue color.  Look around, you may see some.  This is their time of year to shine.

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!

 

I know I’ve shown you Bloodroot before, but it was just so pretty the other day.  The flowers are bright white and the leaves stand upright next to the flowers.  AND…it grows in colonies.  I love that.

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!

 

You know that Spring has sprung when the ferns start to grow new fiddleheads.  This is Christmas fern, and it grows everywhere around here:  on the Creekside Trail, in Meeks Park, on Blood Mountain.  

 

Look for it on your walks.  

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!

 

 

We went for our walk in the park yesterday, and the Crabapples are starting to bloom.  This one is on the entrance road, along with about 8 others.  They are just starting to bloom.  Should be gorgeous in about a week.

 

Plan a trip to Meeks Park in Blairsville.  It is lovely.

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!

 

More seedlings:  the whole flat on the left is beets, then cilantro, salad burnet, and different kinds of kale.  The bigger leaves in the center are pak choy.  Those are seeds that I collected last year from my pak choy.  

 

We love our greens.

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!

 

Here are some of the seedlings that we transplanted last week.  They look great!!!

 

From front to back, left to right, you can see:  cabbages, kales, spinach, Swiss chard, red mustard, and arugula. I am so excited to see them growing so well.  

 

The other flats look great too.  

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!

 

 

 

The Oregano is coming back too.  It died all the way back this winter.  It doesn’t always, but it did this year.  

 

All these little patches of green just make me so happy.  I am looking forward to warmer weather, and a happy spring.

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!

 

I showed you our stand of Bee Balm last summer, looking so pretty.  Well, this is what it looks like when it is just emerging in spring.  It is only about 4 inches high, and it will get to be about 2 feet tall by summer.

 

I love watching this process.  I love seeing all the new sprouts.

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!