We saw Bloodroot starting to bloom at the Park.  It grows close to the ground, so you have to look for it.  But it is so bright and cheery, it almost jumps up to be noticed.  

 

The flowers last a week or so, but the leaves keep growing all season, until they are 5 or 6 inches across.  We love seeing Bloodroot in bloom.  There used to be some on the Creekside Trail, but I haven’t seen it for a few years.  Maybe we can check next time we’re on the Trail.  I hope you get to see it.

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!

 

The Weeping Cherry trees at Meeks Park are in bloom.  These are near the entrance, by the pavilion.

 

Go soon, because they have been blooming for a few days, and they don’t last long.  But totally beautiful for the few days they are in bloom.

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!

 

 

This is early this year too.  Our Redbuds are just starting to bloom.  Last year the flower buds got zapped by the late frost in April.  But it is truly gorgeous this year.  

 

We planted this one (purchased from Nelson’s Ace Hardware) in 2006 or 2007.  A few years later several seeds flew across the driveway, and planted themselves.  One landed in the most perfect spot, so it got to stay.  The newer one is nearly as big as the original tree, and they flank my driveway, being gorgeous every Spring.

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!

 

 

 

We drove to Blairsville yesterday, and saw lots of the early Spring bloomers blooming!!!

 

We saw Forsythias, daffodils, Bradford Pears, and these beautiful Magnolias.  This is Magnolia soulangeana, or Saucer Magnolia.  It is a deciduous Magnolia, and blooms before the leaves come back.

 

This one is in our very own neighborhood, so be sure to notice it when you are driving on Five Forks Drive.  

 

HAPPY ALMOST SPRING!!!

 

Here are the trees at the entrance.  SO pretty!!!

 

HAPPY DAY!!!

 

I took this picture on our walk on Wednesday.  We also saw all the Bradford Pears at the entrance blooming.

 

Last year the Bradford Pear trees bloomed March 20!!!  Wow!  Big difference.  

 

HAPPY ALMOST SPRING!!!

 

 

 

I don’t know if this picture is any better, but you can see that they are really blooming!!  

 

Now we just have to pray for warm weather until they set their fruit.

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!

 

Jon saw this butterfly in the garden yesterday, and called me to come look.  I took this picture, and it looks exactly like the one in our Stokes Butterfly Book.  We read that they overwinter as adults in protected areas like woodpiles and leaves, and are some of the first to appear in Spring.

 

Love it!!!

 

HAPPY MARCH!!!

 

This isn’t a great picture, but you can see that the peach trees are blooming.  It is earlier than last year:  they started blooming about the 10th of March last year.  Then we got that snow and 12 degrees.  We still got a few peaches.
 
Not sure what the weather is doing this year.  But it seems a couple weeks ahead of last year.  The daffodils are gorgeous, the Bradford Pears are starting to bloom, and of course the peach trees, as you can see. 
 
I will be more diligent in my blogging in the next few days, so you can see what’s going on here.  
 
So exciting!!!!!
 
HAPPY ALMOST SPRING!!!

 

Look how pretty Patty’s Hellebores are.  They looked a little bedraggled over the winter, but they have perked up and are beautiful now.  Harbingers of Spring!!!

 

HAPPY MARCH!!!