Day By Day: hyacinths

4/5/15

primrose

Although the calendar says it is spring, botanically I am still waiting for it to happen in my yard. After such a cold March, we finally have had a few warm days, and a lot of plants should pop into bloom in a few days. But the only thing blooming in the yard is a yellow primrose plant and a few hellebores.

dogwood tree

There is nary a flower on the azalea bushes, the dogwood buds are in wait mode as are all the cherry trees. Here are some photos of a few things that have emerged in my backyard garden.

tulips

daffodils

brunnera plants

But overall the backyard garden looks pretty bare.

hyacinths

Everything is two to three weeks behind this spring. I did see some forsythia in bloom just yesterday in the neighborhood. So while I am waiting, I bought some hyacinths at the grocery to tide me over till blooming starts.

4/10/13

Yoshino cherry blossoms

It sure took its time, but spring finally arrived with a vengeance here. We went from the 50's to the 80's in five days. And every plant and tree that has been holding back has finally burst into bloom. The famed cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin in Wasjington, DC finally bloomed three days ago. So many tourists have come to see them in the last two weeks and have missed their blooming.

There are some Bradford pear trees in the neighborhood that just put out their flowers today. I know they are a problematic tree, but I love their blossoms and their chalky fragrance. Here are some photos from my yard of what has just bloomed.