Spring will soon give way to summer

The late tulips and daffodils are at a peak and will soon begin to fade...

The Star of Bethlehem is a pretty flower, but it is very aggresive....

A preview of things to come, this lily was in the greenhouse and got a headstart...

Nothing quite as vibrant as tulips and the first blossoms of spring!

April 19, 2012--I love the color...

I have three members of the Fritiallaria family in my yard; the Imperialis or Crown Imperial, red and yellow...

The Fritillaria Persica has quite a different look...

The Eastern Red Bud is one of my favorite trees...

The flower on the Bleeding Heart is another one that does not like frost; so far so good this year...

The plant with the strange looking shoots that I posted earlier is now about 2 feet tall.  In another month it will put on a flower resembling the Calla Lily (it is also a member of the Arum family), dark purple, nearly black and in some cases will measure over 12"...

Just for fun I've planted mini herb gardens.  Someone might like to grow their own herbs...

For me there is nothing as therapudic as gardening

Blossoms of Spring

Last year the rain and snow made it seem that spring would never come.  This year the wind has caused a few problems.  Some early dafodils withered before their time, but others are doing well and the late ones are yet to come... 

With the peaches in bloom last weekend I was concerned about the cold.  Saturday morning, around 3:30 the temperature was about 27 degrees and by 5:00 it dropped another degree.  I was encouraged to see the bergenia survived; maybe the peaches did too...

It is interesting to see the differences in blossoms of fruits that are so much the same...

This nectarine has a relatively large flower and is quite different from the Bell of Georgia peach...

The Elberta is more like the Nectarine...

Some early tulips are now blooming...

The mid-season and late tulips are another week or two away.  The flowering pears have put on quite a show this year...