Spring still looks like winter....

Phot0: 2011 Columbine. First perennial to appear.

Photo: Columbine 2010

Continuation of previous post.

Columbine is the first perennial to come up. It is called "spring magic blue and white" Aquilegia hybrid. (maybe). I had two. One died. was it the pink or the blue? If it turns out the pink one survived I have no idea what it was called. I have one threat to my garden....called Terry, and I do believe his one "where not to walk canine brain cell" left him and he stomped on one of the columbines last year.

The Beginning of Spring still looks like Winter

Photo above. K-Mart no-name special twig of a Lilac three years ago. Today...waiting to bloom.

Photo above: Miss Kim at the back, hydrangea at the front.

A very ugly garden at the moment. I am posting these pics because I know soon I will be able to look back and see the progress nature and I have made.

There are two Lilacs in my garden. A few weeks ago I transplanted Miss Kim from the Madam Pierre Oger Bourbon Rose Climbing hedge. Last season I had no idea how the roses were suddenly going to take off and overtake the Miss Kim Lilac. "Syringa patula". Much to my delight it has survived the transplant and there are now tiny leaves emerging. This is clearly a different variety of Lilac to my no name brand K-Mart saved twig that is already laden with flowers waiting to pop open in a few weeks. Miss Kim's label says she flowers in May and will grow to three feet tall.

Spring has Sprung 2011

Daffy-Down-Dilly

Has come to town

In a yellow petticoat

And a green gown.

The miniature daffodils came first, followed by the standard yellow. Lagging behind by a week or two were the frilly pale yellow ones. When daffodils are up, spring has officially sprung in my teenie tiny garden. Finally! Mid-March and the weather is improving and winter is on its way out.