Sun 15 Apr 2012
State of the Garden – April 2012
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Things are happening way too fast around here. This time last April daffodils were blooming and tulips weren’t out yet. Now tulips are peaking and daffodils mostly done. With 80-degree temps expected for the next two days, I wouldn’t be surprised if all the bulbs were gone within the week.
Tulipa “Flaming Jewel”
Flowering quince and forsythia.
Compare to last month. This hasn’t turned out exactly how I intended. There are two distinct color schemes: the white/pink/purple and the cream/red/yellow. They were supposed to bloom at different times; instead the hot dry spring has brought them all clashingly together.
Non-traditional daffodils.
The cream/yellow/red scheme, intended for May, too garish for April. Of course, this weather is too garish for April.
Who can resist tulips, though? These are Beauty of Apeldoorn.
The white/pink/purple scheme.
Native red honeysuckle has been blooming.
In the more naturalized area, pussytoes (white flowers) and pennsylvania sedge (blurry brown spike in front) are blooming. Compared to last year, these seem to be blooming as they should be.
Highbush blueberry flowers, another native. As usual, the only one of four bluebs that’s made flowers. These are ahead of last year.
Peas and radishes planted a few weeks ago.
Kale, cabbage, and onion seedlings hardening off. They’ll go into the ground today or tomorrow.
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