Bonafide Farm » summer snowflake http://bonafidefarm.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 09 Jun 2015 21:38:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Spring in a few photos http://bonafidefarm.com/2014/04/29/spring-in-a-few-photos/ http://bonafidefarm.com/2014/04/29/spring-in-a-few-photos/#comments Tue, 29 Apr 2014 20:30:18 +0000 Bonafide Farmer http://bonafidefarm.com/?p=5453 I was away from the farm for 16 days in April, and when I returned last week it was to a different world than I’d left. I completely missed the flowering of the earliest ornamental trees, the cherries and crabapples, but the dogwoods are in full bloom. The spring continues the cool and damp weather pattern of the winter, which is actually nice as the low temperatures keep the blooms around much longer than they do during springs that shoot right to 85 degrees and stay there.

DSC03005WebDogwood ‘Cherokee Brave’

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DSC02976WebLeucojum aestivum ‘Gravetye Giant’

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DSC02979WebNarcissus ‘Rip van Winkle’

DSC03033WebMagnolia ‘Jane’ (right behind Tuck)

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Narcissus ‘Delnashaugh’ is definitely my favorite of the bulbs added last fall—a wonderful coral/apricot color and huge blooms. Daffodils are up there in my top three flowers—my dream is to have great fields full of naturalized drifts, and then a whole other specimen collection for up-close appreciation. The bulbs I added to the front garden last fall are a good start toward this plan.

After such a long, cold, and snowy winter, I am especially appreciative of these spring blooms. I am not, however, especially looking forward to grass-mowing season, which is already underway!

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