Doodads — walk around the yard plus

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accent privet hedge in front yard
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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.
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lovely birch trees in the new mini-playground park downtown
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a robin’s nest in the crook of the big redbud tree in the front yard
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a blossom from one of the dwarf lilacs
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looking into the hollow of the redbud tree
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closeup of redbud limb with lichen and dead blossoms on it
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one of the dwarf lilac. this thing is bursting with blooms just as the big bushes are done.
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euonymous shrub in bloom in the front yard
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the backyard ginkgo is looking lush
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the larch tree is happy as a lark
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mullein is blissful
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looking down into the hollow heart of the redbud. i fear for the health of the tree
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the prickly pear is now planted in a dry secluded spot on the north end of the house
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one of the groundcovers i transplanted into a pot. can you tell it’s happy?
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the top of the birch trees seen above
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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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9 Comments Add yours

  1. memadtwo says:

    So lush and green! (K)

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    1. msjadeli says:

      Here is one from 15 days ago.

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  2. Badfinger (Max) says:

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

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    1. msjadeli says:

      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:

        The needles threw me. I like hanging plants so that is what attracted me.

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  3. 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:

      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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