Sherrieflower's Blog

I did a walkabout yesterday and here's a list of what is in bloom here now April 24, 2008

Daffodils/narcissi/jonquils - along the woods and all around the house + paperwhites on the east side of the house.  The bleeding heart just opening blooms. Bloodroot and trillium in the forest. Dandelions, Spring Beauties, chickweed, violets and pussytoes in lawn and meadow.  Magnolia tree still looking magnificent tho' dropping petals now.
Forsythia, Nanking cherries, apricot trees, nectarine trees and peach trees = whoohoo! [First year for fruit =yay!] Flowering quince in terrace garden along with some geraniums and red verbena I just planted [and more daffodils].  There are also teeny tiny blue flowers on some kind of chickweed related? weed in the driveway - I have yet to ID that one.

Speaking of the front terrace gardens -   We think a young fox has made  his den in the top tier.  I walked out the door yesterday morning and saw him run from that direction.  Interesting.  We also found bits of skunk fur at the corner of the orchard so he may not have wanted to share the neighborhood - at any rate it sure looks like something did away with the skunk. [We found a skunk den at the east end of the pool wing - no mistaking that smell!]

We are at the stage where if you don't stay alert and observant you will miss what is going on outdoors.  The Daylilies are rising to new heights every day - it is amazing how fast they grow!  Peonies have poked up and the hostas are unfurling now too.  Everything is so green!  Looks like we may be getting thunderstorms on the way.
 I planted a bunch of snapdragons and most of my statice and am now praying they recover from their transplant shock. My mantis tiller sprung a leak so that is out of commission until I can get it fixed.  Lots more to do in the next few weeks!
Happy Spring!

Oh by the way - the photos I posted of holes are the mom and pop home Fox den in my neighbors woods.  ONe is the front door and the other is the back door.  We think ours is a juvenile cast off from that den.  We were thinking about getting chickens but I guess I'll wait awhile longer on that one. lol  I think the fox is beautiful.   The pix I posted of him was taken right out in my front yard!