Friday, April 30, 2021

Russian Lilac

The Beauty of Moscow Lilac is a Russian cultivar. The double flowers are white, pearled with a lavender-pink blush. It definitely is a heavy bloomer yet exceptionally fine. It has extremely fragrant blooms and dark, glossy, green foliage. Mature growth for this lilac shrub is around 10-12' tall and wide. This one grows along my sidewalk next to the garage.

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Unexpected snow day

We woke up yesterday to 5 inches of snow! We built a snow man. This morning it was 60* and the snow was melting rapidly.

Friday, April 16, 2021

Grass

My baby grass has begun to grow!

Monday, April 12, 2021

Dogwood

It displeases me to inform you our neighborhood and my back yard have a number of flowering dogwood trees. While beautiful, I think they smell like wet dog.

Monday, April 5, 2021

Orange Jelly

Darcrymyces palmatus is a nonpoisonous fungi. A number of jelly fungi can be eaten raw; poisonous jelly are rare. However, many have an unpalatable texture or taste, which is described as similar to that of soil.

Thursday, April 1, 2021

Bulbophyllum Orchid

Super exciting. I've owned this guy for serveral years, and this is the first time it has ever bloomed.