the journey to spring 4-29-12

I think we can safely say spring has begun, and we’ll be closing in on summer soon. I wish I hadn’t been sick and had updated the last couple weeks because now everything is suddenly in bloom. Well, not the apricot tree. It’s was planted last spring, and no blossoms this year. All of the

the journey to spring 04-01-12

I think we can say spring is finally here. The daffodils have bloomed, and some of the early tulips. The apricot tree. A little bit of budding! And oh-oh, see those bits of sap? A little bell rings and tells me something is already attacking the tree, and that’s it’s defense mechanism. Any ideas? The

the journey to spring 03-25-12

Spring is finally showing its colors. A little purple, a lot of green. Neighbor’s ornamental cherry trees are blooming, and I see a yellow flowered bush when I’m out driving. My flowering currant bush should look like that, but zero blossoms yet. The apricot tree. Do those buds look just an eensy bit larger? The

the journey to spring 03-18-12

Nights are still close to freezing, and the days are in the 50s. A little rain should help things get going. The apricot tree The lilac bush is bursting forth the dogwood tree is still not doing much the peonies next to the house are doing much better than the ones farther away and the

the journey to spring 03-12-12

This week the lilac bush is showing some progress, those buds are starting to fill out, but I thought the dogwood tree would be the earliest bloomer and it’s still not doing much. The apricot tree The lilac bush The dogwood tree It’s been down in the 30s at night, high 50-60s during the day.

the journey to spring 02-12-12

A continuation of my photo journal chronicalling the week to week changes in my garden. Click the journey-to-spring tag at the bottom to see all entries. the apricot tree the dogwood tree the lilac bush

the journey to spring 02-05-12

Our garden this morning. An unexpectedly photogenic day. The lilac bush. The apricot tree. The dogwood tree.

The journey to spring 01-30-12

I’m going to start chronicling through photos the approach of spring in my garden.  I know this isn’t earth-shattering for everyone out there, but I’m hoping around next July the series of photos will be an interesting reflection of the subtle changes week to week among my  plants, and at least it will amuse me,