So here we are. It’s April 6th (when photos were taken). Gug, kishik, and I are on the extreme east coast, and all three of us live in a thirtyish mile radius from each other. Right now kishik should be two weeks ahead in the growing season. Gug is roughly one week ahead due to him being more inland. I on the other hand bring up the rear, due to the lower ocean and sound temps. Patience ya old fart!
Anyway here are a few photos of what is slowly happening around my neck of the woods. I planted a pussywillow bush a couple a years back. One reason was, I really like it, but the main reason was its habit of being a very early bloomer, which is quite beneficial for the early pollinators. My apologies in advance for not having each plants official name. My library on all my plants were lost in the sudden death of my prior laptop.
I am tickled pink on the profuse bud-e ing it has awarded me this year.
Honey bees are loving this plant.
Next up is my little Magnolia, which resides in the back corner of my quiet zone, where I spend most of the summer.
Lets see how good you are. What is it?
Last up is my climbing hydrangea with a ton of buds this year.
Also my regular hydrangeas and ornamental pear trees look like they will be spectacular this year. Both years prior to this one took out a lot of buds from a late cold snap.
With a little luck when this is published all the leaves will be picked up, so I will be able to start splitting almost all the perennials. I do have a few gift certificates from my birthday, that will allow me to get one or two more plants this year. I fell in love with this Tuscan Sun Perennial Sunflower. It’s listed as a best seller, so my hope is to find it locally. So there ya have it! Happy gardening everyone.