The Dogwood Garden

... is beginning too fill in, except ... a big except ... no forget-me-nots, that's the big hold in the middle.

Snowdrops Keep Falling ...

... on my head. These popped open overnight -- they're so pretty!

Dappled Light

... is perfect for ferns and hostas, all along the east fence.

How Doth the Garden Grow ... April 13th

... whorls of variegated hosta


... in the front, a bumper crop of hosta and sweetwoodruff and the last majesty of hyacinths


and ... oops ... how'd this make it in?

Spring's Nemesis

... the never-ending mulch pile ...

Spring's Joy

Leafing Out

The new dogwood tree is showing signs of life! It's only its second year ... will it bloom?

A Field of White

... at the back-door neighbors ...


... sweet and delicate and brilliant in the morning sunshine.

Spring Delicacy

The Japanese maple is just starting to leaf out ...

Five Thirty in the Morning

... after the clocks move forward, dawn pink-stripes the eastern sky.

Sweet Gums Burst

The knobs of new buds are fascinating up close ...


... but still big enough to be noticeble from afar.

"Weeds are flowers ...

... growing out of place," my mother used to counsel, applying the rule to people as well as things blooming. My grandmother had a special fondness for violets.

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like ...

... a garden! The black fences keep the bunnies from making salad of new hosta leaves.