THE COLORS OF NATURE IN SPRING

Red Amaryllis

Yellow & White Bearded Iris

Fuschia Geranimum

Ketchup & Mustard Rose

SO MUCH SPRING LOVE THIS YEAR ON THE MOUNTAIN

Wall of Wisteria where I buy my latte

Tulips growing out of a log

Vinca groundcover going up our side lot in bloom

and more  scrumptious Tulips

(check out those ruffled edges)

SPRING LOVE

A small piece of the lovely geranium above 

given as a gift to me at Thanksgiving or was it Xmas,

grew into the pretty plant above and was falling over in it's pot.

Below in its new home with two succulents that needed a larger growing space as well.

And then there is our Bouganvilla on our upstairs patio

which came into full bloom this week.

Breathtaking!!

GRAPES AND A PINE TREE

After 5 years with no grapes,

we have grapes!

Little chardonnay grapes.

The trick says my son the Plant Scientist is don't trim it back at the end of its season.

 I had been doing that and using the grape vines in my classroom for baskets and such.

And look what the birds brought into one of my balcony pots,

a baby pine last year that has grown into a mini tree this below.

The rain has done wonders in all my gardens!

FIRST CUT

So many of the daffodils up at the cabin have opened their faces this last week.

I only picked the ones that were leaning over or almost touching the ground,

or were those special orange and white ones

(only have a few of those).

Most of the all yellow ones were standing straight and proud

(must be a hardier variety).

I gave a few to my neighbors 

 and the rest I brought in to school and shared them with the office staff,

a tradition and the start of spring in these here parts.

SPRING HAS SPRUNG AT WHITNEY HIGH

The succulent garden is going nuts after these last rains.

We have a mini super bloom here at Whitney with the freeza bulbs

 I put in a couple years ago.

And they smell so great! 

A closer look.