Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Botany 101

OK, spring has finally arrived! An update on the three plants I posted earlier
Definitely tulips, and I'm pretty sure they are the ones I planted, just didn't realize I'd planted them so close together.



These are as red as ever, but a few of them are sprouting these green things too. I'm still thinking it might be rhubarb. Anyone know what it looks like in the spring?






And yes, definitely daffodils, aren't there a ton of them?



I was out raking on Sunday afternoon and was chatting with one of my neighbors (Nancy, she of 4 dogs). She said that the garden was definitely the previous owners pride and joy, and that they were out there every day training the vine and doing odds and ends. Yikes! Every day! I know I won't be doing that. But still excited to find out what might be coming up. Nancy told me that there was a lilac bush (you can see the bottom of it behind the daffodils in the first picture below) and azaleas, (which I'm assuming are growing behind the second picture below). I asked her if she knew what kind of tree I had, and she said she couldn't remember, but that it had beautiful, huge white flowers in the spring, but just for a couple of days. I asked if maybe it was a magnolia, and she said, that sounded right. I didn't know magnolias grew in Minnesota, but this tree is thriving, and perfect for the kids to climb in. The last picture is of it's buds


More daffodils!




The shrubby thing is the azalea (I think). Any thoughts on what the green stuff might be?



My northern magnolia.

1 comment:

Stewart the dog and Samsonite the cat said...

I am certain about the rhubarb! Yippeeeeee! We have been trying to grow some for 2 years now. Watch out or I am coming and stealing some. :o)