The glorious spring

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richard-in-cincy

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We've had a stunningly beautiful spring this year. Our last frost was early April, and we've had many stretches of very warm days (we've already had to turn on the AC many times). So I'm sharing an album of photos taken over the last 6 weeks.

Also included a pic of Dakota Bread fresh out of the oven.

https://goo.gl/photos/7UAeN163ajsYSz1E7

 
umm, Richard...I think you goofed. You appear to have pasted the link to Burpee's Seed Catalog.

You know...page after page and photo after photo of beautiful, flowering gardens that NO MERE MORTAL can possibly hope to achieve.

Well...except God. And AngieAK.

(Do your puppies realize they are living in Eden?)

 
The yards did bloom away this year, with all the winter water, things came up

which we have not seen awhile because of the drought. I even have some volunteer lettuce in my garden that I planted a few years ago spring up. It is a very dark bugundy, beautiful. I am thrilled. We also have an ailing Rhodie which my hubby has been trying to get well again. It is still sickly, but the poor thing actually gave us blooms this year. In credible color here too.

 
Just beautiful! I've seen the tall orange pod like blooms in the Pacific Northwest. Can you tell me

what they're called, please?

 
Fritillaria imperialis 'Crown Imperial'

They are a natural rodent/mole repellent. They smell like skunk. Notice the huge barren swath in my spring bulb garden where they are located. Moles ate all of the bulbs in there last winter. Notice they didn't cross the Crown Imperial death zone to get to the juicy tidbits on the other side. They naturalize in many parts of the country.

I buy my bulbs from Vanengelen.com A direct Dutch exporter. Best value: lowest prices I can find with superior large bulbs. If they aren't happy with a crop (undersized, etc.) they will not ship it to you.

 
Those are redbuds. I don't think you have those out west...

The hills in spring around here are covered with these and stunning. The weeping one is the original descendent of the one that was found in WV awhile back and now sits in front of the US Capitol. The other is an off spring. The tree is a mutant and has to be propagated by grafts. Its seeds grow regular trees as you see in the photo.

 
Richard, this is what we're seeing, too!

Super amazing flowers, trees, grass, smiles, and happiness abound! Spring has sprung Big Time and we're loving every precious moment. Can't wait to get outside and play in the dirt! Colleen

 
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