TULIPS in our Yard during March/April, 2016

In Monday's post (click HERE),  I mentioned that I'd share with you some of the many colors and varieties of TULIPS in our yard this Spring.... SO---I went through my tons and tons of photos taken this past month or so and picked out some to show you.  Hope you enjoy these little beauties...  We don't have nearly as many Tulips these days as we did Daffodils and now have Irises,  but the tulips we did have were just beautiful... I do wish there was a way to keep the critters (chipmunks and squirrels from digging up our bulbs)---because I do LOVE Tulips and would have many more if possible.  Oh Well.... We are learning that certain flowers do better here (as we try to protect them from the critters including DEER)....

Hope you enjoy them...  I'll include the date when the picture was taken.  The one at the top of the post was our first Tulips to bloom --and they were SO pretty this year.  Their  name is PURISSIMA Tulips (photo taken on 3/25/16--but they first bloomed  on 3/19).

3/28/16

3/31/16

4/2/16

4/2/16

4/2/16

4/2/16

4/4/16

4/4/16  (with an added Daffodil)

4/4/16

4/13/16

4/13/16

Well---that's some of our little Tulip Beauties!!!!!  Hope you enjoyed seeing all of the various color combinations.   Do you have a favorite?   It's hard because I see beauty in all of them---but the different yellow/red combination ones AND this last one really 'ring my bell'......  Whacha think, my Friends?

Have a wonderful week/weekend...

Hugs,

March was a Pretty Month in our Yard- 2016

Hello Friends,   YES---I know!!!!  It's MAY (can you believe it?)---but I am just now publishing my "March Flowers"  blog post.... ha ha ..... Where have I been?  WELL---we took two trips in April plus all of the Spring yardwork and all of the exercise/walking we do.  SO---that's my excuse and I'm stickin' with it!!!!!!

Anyhow---Spring is a wonderful time around our yard,  beginning with these March flowers...  Our biggest March joy this year was all of the many, many Daffodils we had.  They bloomed from mid-March to mid-April...  Amazing!  Hope you saw the Daffodil blog post I did this past month.

Next came the big flowering trees/bushes (Forsythia and Red Bud--shown today,  and Pink Dogwood in April)... Then came all of our Tulips (post coming soon).   and now we have tons of gorgeous Irises blooming.  The Roses are beginning to bloom --and next will come the Lilies and Daylilies.  SO--you can see how exciting life is here in Tennessee.

I went through all of my March pictures and pulled out 12 to share with you today.  Since I already showed the Daffodils (individually and up-close),  I skipped most of those photos.  I'm also skipping the Tulip photos since I will blog about them separately....

Now that it is MAY---it looks kinda funny to see our yard with no leaves on the trees in these pictures.  There's a HUGE difference now,  but that will have to be another future post.... ha..  Sit back and pretend it's still MARCH --and enjoy seeing our yard then!

The picture at the top and this one are of our little CROCUSES in our yard.  Crocuses are always the first little flowers to bloom in Spring and ours were so pretty.  This picture was taken on 3/7/16 and the one at the top of the post was taken on 3/16/16.

Next (after the Crocuses) came the HYACINTHS. We had 3-4 different colored ones this year and they were so pretty...  They have a strong aroma also.   This picture was taken on 3/13/16.

A pretty Hot Pink HYACINTH (taken 3/13/16)

A few years ago,  we purchased a small FORSYTHIA Bush.  This year was the first year that it bloomed  A LOT... SO pretty in spring!!!!  I thought you'd like to see a close-up of the blooms.  Photo taken on 3/16/16;

This picture of part of our front yard was taken on 3/25/16.  You can see Daffodils, Tulips, Hyacinths in this bed (which is one of our Rose Beds). You can also see Daffodils blooming in the two round beds.  At that time,  we were EXCITED about the GREEN grass... The trees had no leaves at that time....

Our Ground Cover (Periwinkle ---or Vinca Minor) is so gorgeous in March and April when it blooms and blooms.  We love the little blueish (almost purple) flowers.  (Picture taken on 3/25/16)

Here's a close-up of some of the Daffodils and Hyacinths in the bed in front of our Rose Bed.  (Picture taken on 3/25/16)

We have two gorgeous RED BUD Trees in our yard.  This is the largest one.   We love seeing the Red Buds bloom in Spring.  (Picture taken on 3/28/16)

Here's a close-up of some of the RED BUD blooms.  Pretty against that blue sky,  aren't they?    (Photo taken on 3/28/16)

Here's one more picture of this bed filled with Daffodils, Tulips, Hyacinths.  (In May/June,  this bed will be filled with blooming Roses.)  Photo taken on 3/31/16;

Our Home in March (taken 3/31/16);  We loved it then with the green grass and all of the flowers blooming....  BUT??????  (See next picture)

Can you tell a huge difference in ONE month?  This obviously is NOT a March picture of our home --but was taken on 4/30/16, from across the street....  AMAZING the difference,  isn't it?  Nature is just so awesome.  Oh how I love living here --where we have four very different seasons.

I just had to show you this last picture to compare with one a month ago. George and I get up about 5 a.m. almost every single morning and take a 2 mile walk on the golf course cart path next to our home.  We have been watching the leaves on the trees gradually come out this past month.  But seeing pictures like these last two really show the drastic changes.

Well---that was our March!!!  Next,  I'll show you April in our yard..  In addition,  I'll share a Tulip post.  AND---we took a short trip to the North Carolina mountains (Cashiers) this past month --so that's another post....   AND--when will I have time to do all of this since we also have a trip planned in May??????? ha ha ha

BUT---all you need to know is that LIFE for George and me is GOOD...  We both got one of the best medical reports (after our yearly physicals) that we have gotten.  SO--I guess for a couple of OLD people,  we are still plugging along.

If you missed seeing two more gorgeous ROSES on my Photo Blog yesterday,  click HERE to see them...

Much LOVE to all of you,

2016 Daffodil Varieties in our Yard

Welcome to APRIL.  Luckily,  our winter this past season here on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee wasn't brutal (like 2015--when we had all of the damaging ice storms).  We got a little snow and some freezing temperatures,  but overall,  I would call it a fairly mild winter comparatively.

SO---March brought us some beautiful flowers (Crocuses, Hyacinths, and Daffodils to name a few).   Our little scrawny Forsythia bloomed this year for the first time since we planted it several years ago, so we were happy.  The Forsythia and the Red Buds were both gorgeous this month...   March brought many SMILES to our faces while 'walking the yard'!!!!

The Daffodils in the area have been extremely pretty this year.. We have had a yard-full... That's one flower the deer don't seems to munch on---so most all of the  homes in this area have been showing off Daffodils...  By the way,  I grew up calling them JONQUILS ---but nobody else seems to call them that these days,  so I now call them Daffodils --even though there are many, many varieties (Jonquils,  Narcissus, etc.)..

Today I will show you some of the different varieties of Daffodils in our yard this year.  I used to know the names ---but there are so many similar ones (many with different names through the years, depending upon where you buy them) that it's hard to know the names these days.  Also many places sell Daffodils in a collection --so no specific names may not be available. Most people are just happy seeing the different varieties --up close and personal!!!  Hope you enjoy them.  The picture at top is a variety that George brought inside for me to enjoy.  Aren't they beautiful?

This yellow/yellow Daffodil is probably the most common, and a favorite to many.  It's name is Colossal,  and when we ordered Daffodils years ago to plant,  we got most of them from Breck's online.  But their names/varieties have changed through the years.  (photo taken on 3/15/16)

White Lion Daffodil  (new name-from one we used to use)--Photo taken on 3/13/16;

 Chromacolor Daffodil  (unsure of name)--photo taken on 3/15/16;

Wild Carnival Daffodil (photo taken on 3/15/16)

 

Easter Bonnet  (unsure of name)--photo taken on 3/15/16;

Las Vegas Daffodil  (photo taken on 3/16/16)

Replete Daffodil  (photo taken on 3/16/16)

We call these 'Dad Adams Daffodils'  since he gave us so many for our yard... Some people call them Paperwhites.  These will always be a favorite of ours --and we can think of Dad when they bloom.  (Photo taken on 3/22/16)

Fortissimo Daffodil  (photo taken on 3/22/16)

Tahiti Daffodil  (photo taken on 3/28/16)

And one of my favorites, Mt. Hood Daffodil;  This one has bloomed really good in our yard this year! (photo taken on 3/25/16)

We probably had more varieties which I failed to get pictures of this year.  For example,  I didn't get a picture of our little Quail Daffodils since they didn't do as well this year.  BUT--you get the idea  when seeing all of these different beauties up close and personal.  Daffodils are SO easy to grow --and they come back every year!!!

I am working on more upcoming posts from the yard --so stay tuned!!!!!  We also made a trip to Biltmore recently (many of these are being used on my headers this month).  AND--we have two short trips planned in April...  Life is FUN!!!!

Hugs to all,