Pond close to full with early spring rains. Map shows the wrong location, pond is directly north about 500 yards.
People who make things pay attention if they want to make good quality things.
The wonderful red flowers start out near the beginning of April with little buds. On this tree, lots of them.
This is an foreign species that is sold in nurseries because the leaves turn bright red in the fall. It is mildly invasive and new ones pop up all over the place. But the deer like them enough that none of the ones away from the house get very big.
One of the earliest bloomers here; but not a native and the fruit this guy makes isn't very good. He's been here close to 20 years now.
Did not plant this, but I suspect it came up from our previous place in compost. In any case, as with most non-grafted peach trees, the fruit is small, tough and basically inedible, even if it does have a peach taste and smell. I have had to cut this back multiple times, as it was sharing a fungus with a hawthorn that I have since removed.
Very vigorous grower, where ever it came from.
Will have a wonderful aroma later on. Fairly decent mass of them in this guild.
This one is from the huge pine by the house. It is a white pine, but not the species that is normally seen. The only version I could find that seems to fit the growth pattern of the big pine is the Balkan pine.
I think this is wild plum
I think this is wild plum
I think this is wild plum
This guy is about 20 years old and is right next to a place that is almost always damp. The others are at locations that are drier.
Some interesting color changes go on with the younger branches. Green and red and needs more research.
Near the beginning of April, the dogwood buds begin to open and start growing the bracts we call their flowers.
Before the leaves, lots of these hanging off the river birches. These are in the little grove next to the driveway.
Lots of catkins this year; there are most years for a few weeks in April.
This is the first red flower that blooms here and it is not native. It is on the driveway side of the little grove just east of the turn around.
Not quite as spectacular as cherry blossoms, but the dogwoods do put on a show.
The west garden path landscape engineer
Doing a great job getting the wellness path and quasi labyrinth working. Practical engineering.
Planted in 2019 from pots from Missouri Wildflowers Nursery. Does seem to have overwintered just fine. Next is to protect them from the aggressive grasses. I do think one of these photos shows a bit of spreading going on.
Some green in the buffalo grass
Planted in 2019 from pots from Missouri Wildflowers Nursery. Does seem to have overwintered just fine. Next is to protect them from the aggressive grasses. I do think one of these photos shows a bit of spreading going on.
