Doodads, flora

Doodads — walk around the yard plus

Posted by Lisa or Li on May 28, 2022May 29, 2022

resized accent privet hedge in front 052822 — accent privet hedge in front yard

resized at the park by the lake today 052822 — I met up with the kids at a park by the lake today. It was a little chilly but it was nice and we had a nice visit.

resized birch trees 052822 — lovely birch trees in the new mini-playground park downtown

resized birds nest in redbud tree 052822 — a robin’s nest in the crook of the big redbud tree in the front yard

resized blossom from dwarf lilac 052822 — a blossom from one of the dwarf lilacs

resized inside heart of redbud from farther away 052822 — looking into the hollow of the redbud tree

resized closeup of redbud bark with fallen blossoms 052822 — closeup of redbud limb with lichen and dead blossoms on it

resized dwarf lilac bush 052822 — one of the dwarf lilac. this thing is bursting with blooms just as the big bushes are done.

resized eponymous shrub out front in bloom 052822 — euonymous shrub in bloom in the front yard

resized happy ginkgo tree 052822 — the backyard ginkgo is looking lush

resized happy larch tree 052822 — the larch tree is happy as a lark

resized happy mullein 052822 — mullein is blissful

resized inside heart of redbud 052822 — looking down into the hollow heart of the redbud. i fear for the health of the tree

resized prickly pear planted 052822 — the prickly pear is now planted in a dry secluded spot on the north end of the house

resized repotted ground cover 052822 — one of the groundcovers i transplanted into a pot. can you tell it’s happy?

resized tops of birch trees 052822 — the top of the birch trees seen above

resized witch hazel leafing out nicely 052822 — the witch hazel are leafing out. the holes are from those vile tent caterpillars! they have now infested one of my apple trees :(

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memadtwo says:

May 28, 2022 at 9:49 pm

So lush and green! (K)

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1. msjadeli says:
  
  May 29, 2022 at 11:13 am
  
  :)
  
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christiansmusicmusings says:

May 28, 2022 at 11:57 pm

Nice pics! :-)

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1. msjadeli says:
  
  June 12, 2022 at 9:24 pm
  
  Here is one from 15 days ago.
  
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Badfinger (Max) says:

May 30, 2022 at 12:38 am

I love that Larch Tree…is it a type of pine tree?

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1. msjadeli says:
  
  May 30, 2022 at 3:20 pm
  
  No, strangely enough it drops its leaves in the fall. I think it’s a weird species somewhere between deciduous and evergreen.
  
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  1. Badfinger (Max) says:
    
    May 30, 2022 at 3:44 pm
    
    The needles threw me. I like hanging plants so that is what attracted me.
    
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Ken / rivrvlogr says:

July 1, 2022 at 2:23 pm

In August 2019, a 50 ft. dead tree came down, roots and all – which was nice since I then had no stump to worry about digging out. The problem is… it fell dead center into the split in my redbud (three feet from the ground). I cut the redbud off at 18 in., thinking I’d deal with it later. The following spring I had shoots coming off of the stump/trunk, so I trimmed all but two that are on opposite sides. Both have grown to over 20 ft. in height, including branching off, and I had my first flowers this spring.

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1. msjadeli says:
  
  July 1, 2022 at 4:51 pm
  
  Talk about two sides of a coin. Good to know that redbuds are survivors. So neat that yours lived to bloom again.
  
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