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Springtime is always the most beautiful time
of the year in the garden, but this year has been exceptional. The lawn
looks better than it ever has before, thanks to a switch to a different service
provider for fertilizer and moss control. The landscaping changes we made
last year are coming into their own. And everything looks healthier than
ever. I suppose this is the payoff for putting up with all the rain.
These are some shots of the garden in late May 2006
Azaleas with Japanese maple in the background
We call this the 'frog pond' even though we don't have frogs. We've
thought of naming our house Toad Hall in honor of the Wind in the Willows, in
which case, this would have to be the Toad Pond.
On the left, a close-up of Manda Sue. On the right, an azalea bloom -
maybe this is a Purple Splendor, but we don't know for sure.
This is a dwarf rhododendron - complete with a very happy bee doing his spring
thing.
The squirrels drive us nuts! We have managed to rig the birdfeeders so
they can't get into the seed, but they still come around. At one time, Tom
had a campaign to trap them and 'move them to a new zip code' (using a Havaheart
humane trap) - he caught 26 of the little rascals.
And here are some new photos that show
dramatic changes in the garden in the last seven years. These were taken in May
of 2013. Some were taken on May 8th and others on May 21st. Note the
differences.
The southeast corner and cutting garden area
- note the orange deciduous azalea in bloom in the later photos
The front of the house and the north side
from the 8th and the front planter and north side from the 21st
Two views of the patio from the 8th and the
patio and back lawn from the 21st
Rosebud azaleas and white irises over 3 feet
tall from the 21st
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