Tuesday, April 8, 2008

history-April 2008

The yard began to wake up in April and the house got a fresh coat of Jamestown blue paint.

April 1














April 1-wistera still in hibernation


















April 10-Impression tulips and daylillies and irises are coming up














April 10-east rear bed with cement block garage














April 10-Daffodils starting to bloom in hydrangea bed














April 10-yellow crocus in front of barn


















April 10-first daffodils



















April 10-English bluebells emerging under white pine














April 17 first early tulips bloom


















April 17-When last week's grass seed doesn't germinate amid rocks and clay, I take more drastic measures and hand dig out the gravel and as many broad-leaf plantains as possible and replace with garden soil and more grass seed.


















April 17- close up of replacement




















April 23-Salmon and Pink Impression tulips in full bloom