Spring Bouquet

Cherry Tree, Daffodils, Dandelions, Flowers, Forsythia, Killdeer, Parkinson's Disease, Peach Tree, Pollinators, Prayer Garrden, Reflections, The Farm, Tulips, , , ,

I think it was our first fall at the farm when I planted a bunch of tulip bulbs in the area that has since become our prayer garden. I remember arriving at the farm one morning the following spring and being delighted that several of the tulips were blossoming. They were so pretty. Later that day when we returned for our afternoon walk all of the pretty blossoms were missing and all that remained were the stems and the leaves. I wanted to cry. Thus began our love-hate relationship with deer.

Our First Tulips

After fencing the farm two years ago and then fencing in the prayer garden last year, we thought it might just be safe to plant tulips. We planted 4.

The first one to open was red. I thought this fitting since the red tulip is a symbol for Parkinsons Disease awareness and April is Parkinsons Awareness month.

The yellow one opened one day later.

And a second red one opened today. I expect the last one will open tomorrow. It looks like it will be another red one.

White hyacinth with mini daffodils.

Peach Tree

We planted a peach tree last year and it was doing well this spring

Peach Tree

so, we decided to plant a second one. Both are blossoming. It would be nice to pick a few peaches in August.

Forsythia

Lots of Daffodils
Sweet Cherry Tree

We planted three sweet cherry trees last year.

Sweet Cherry Tree

The above two have nice blossoms. I would be thrilled to pick a handful of sweet cherries this year.

A honeybee enjoying the dandelions. We lost our bees over the winter and decided not to start a new hive this year so it’s nice to know there are still bees in the area.

A wildflower that popped up and I am still trying to identify. If you know what it is, please tell me in the comments section.

My husband found the killdeer sitting on her nest. There are four eggs in the nest. She is very camouflaged. Can you see her? (Look in the foreground.) He marked the area with the yellow flag so we remember to stay away from it.

Thanks for visiting! What’s blossoming in your area?

22 thoughts on “Spring Bouquet”

  2. What an explosion of color! Your flowers are so beautiful Ruth! When we moved into our house I sent for all different dwarf fruit trees. My sweet cherry tree is now twice as tall as our house, surprise not dwarf and the cherries have never had any substance to them. I hope you get all kinds of cherries!

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    1. Thanks, Diane. The blossoms just keep coming. I am really enjoying seeing everything come back to life. I don’t remember what varieties of cherry trees we planted so I’m not sure how big they will get. If they get too big the birds can have the cherries we can’t reach. I do hope they eventually are good producers because it is one of my favorite fruits and they are expensive.

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  3. The colours are really coming out now! We had to put a circle of chicken wire around our cone flowers and delphinium because the rabbits ate the leaves to the roots last year before they had a chance to flower!

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    1. We have found fencing to be the best way to protect plants from the critters. Chicken wire is best for rabbits because a determined rabbit can squeeze through some of the welded wire fencing.

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      1. Thanks Ruth! I hope to pop in more often now, although I’m not sure about posting weekly like I did before….that was too scheduled…..but baby steps. I hope you have been well!

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  5. Spring has Sprung! I enjoyed seeing all your pretty flowers blooming.
    Your blossoming trees bring hope for special fruit to come soon.
    Happy First Day of Spring!

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  6. Great pics! Spring is starting life all over again with new growth everywhere. Happy Spring 🌷🌹🎉

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  8. What a gorgeous show of color you have here Ruth! The forsythia and daffodils are especially showy. I’m glad you took a chance on the tulips, thanks to your husband’s hard work fencing in the area, since they did come up. The deer didn’t eat the hyacinths as they would have to bend down too low! At least you saw the Killdeer on the nest – the one I told you about was not near the nest, but flying around or watching it from afar. I believe the wildflowers are Spring Beauties. Do you remember me writing about an elderly man who used to walk at the Park? He passed away a couple of years ago, but he grew up near a forest and he knew all kinds of tidbits about birds and mushrooms and wildflowers. I often walked with him. Arnie did a one mile loop, then called it quits. In the Springtime he always pointed out the “Spring Beauties” which were white or pale pink, mostly around the trunks of trees or nearby. At least the Spring Beauties are still there as that area was not demolished – hope that helps.

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    1. Thank you, Linda. I think that the fence around the prayer garden in a deterrent to the deer because it is only two feet and they would have to step over it instead of jump. Seems like they might get their feet tangled up. Not that they couldn’t jump.
      Yes, Spring Beauties they are. Thanks for that.

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      1. That’s a good deterrent then. They must have gotten tangled up before, so they avoid it now. Hopefully they don’t jump and come down on all fours on plants … it will be as bad as eating them. You’re welcome Ruth – the Spring Beauties are a welcome sign of Spring’s arrival.

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