Tag: spring
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Summer Perennial Beauty 30 May
All the photos today are from the Corner Garden near my home where I volunteer every Friday. The perennial border is magnificent this month. The weather has been just great. This garden is along a busy highway and a busy intersection. As much as 1700 cars a day pass by according to the bean counters.…
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Our Beautiful Spring Continues 9 May 2025
Here in the SouthEast, we usually expect May temperatures to be in the 80’s. Wonderfully, that is not so this year. We have had mild weather and adequate rainfall for weeks now. It is very welcome. The bluebirds are making nests. The songbirds are in full throat. The butterflies are fluttering by. The bees are…
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April Is No Fool
The progress in the garden has been very encouraging. We will have some rain on Sunday which will be followed by some cooler weather. No frost. It is time to bring some of the tender plants out. The hardwood leaves have emerged with their brilliant green. The irises are beginning to show blooms. The grass…
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Blooms and Blooms 28 March 2025
We are having beautiful days with sun, some breeze and cool mornings. The plants continue to awaken and there are increasingly more beautiful blooms. It seems like spring is solidly here. I have been planting the plants I so diligently started from seed over the winter. There are some onions to harvest and herbs for…
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Spring Officially Arrives 21 March 2025
The meteorological Spring is here. The calendar Spring is here! Why do we still have the threat of frost this morning? Oh well, that last frost date is still the important one for gardeners. The birds are singing. The bluebirds are nesting. Butterflies have appeared and the bees are buzzing. Lets check out the garden.…
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Daffodils, Daffodils 1 Mar 2025
March has arrived as a lamb. It is beautiful weather. Sunshine, calm and warmth prevail. The garden is showing signs of advancing. The best show is being displayed by the daffodils. Garden tasks this week have included trimming some hollies to shorten the skirt but not before they were stripped of berries by migrating robins.…
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The Joy of Spring
The spring continues to bring new beauty every day. The leaf canopy is becoming full and the blooms continue to amaze. The summer perennials are showing signs of buds to thrill us soon. This week, I visited a friend who has a marvelous garden and I will show you a few photos taken there. I…
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It’s Masters Week 12 April 2024
The days are longer, the temperatures are rising and the blooms are increasing. The azaleas are beautiful and the grass is greener than green. It must be Master’s Week. It rained heavily yesterday and the wind is till gusting. That clearly means it is Master’s. Every Saturday, the Six On Saturday group meets online and…
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Spring Marches On 29 March 2024
Although, we are not completely without frost risk until the 15th of April, the long range 10 day forecast is reassuring that there will be none. I have felt comfortable enough to begin plantings some of the hardier plants like snapdragon, yarrow and cleome. I have uppotted some tomatoes and peppers. They will be planted…
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Its Finally Spring 31 March 2023
The pace of daily change is accelerating. Each day, I find evidence of plants that are showing signs of life. It is great news considering the deep freeze of December could have caused so much more destruction. I am beginning to contemplate taking outdoors the tender plants that have spent the winter indoors. I say…