~first signs of spring~

[Peace]

around here, when the daffodils and japanese magnolia begin to bloom, the spring is very near. such vibrant yellow and purple!! beware, i write alot of poetry in the spring. lol. check out my pretties! oh, and the japanese magnolia will bloom a couple more times as it fills out, so when it does, it's even prettier, so i'll share it later, too. lol.





(keep in mind, there is a large row of these and more rows to come up soon. when the whole rows fill out perfectly, i may take another pic. lol)





(this was the first blossom on a little "mini tree" that blooms these small magnolia looking flowers. it's really pretty when the whole thing is in bloom, but i have no idea what it is.)

[Sloan]

soooo pretty! so the top is the japanesse magnolia? It's gorgeous! I would love to grow something like that. Wonder where I can get one?..hmmmmm....

[Peace]

yup, that's the one. it's so pretty when it first blooms, cuz it's only the flowers, but then, the leaves begin to fill in and it'll bloom a few more times and it's such a thick little tree. we keep it trimmed to about 8 or 10 feet, though, cuz it's so pretty at that size. plus, the bigger they get, they will not bloom as much, so we keep it short. they can get really big! i have no idea where my daddy-in-law got it. it's been right there for quite a many years, so (shrugs). i love it and have made a couple wands from the branches that broke off in the last big storm.

[yogagurl]

wow, beautiful...................hard to see our daffodils since they're under about 4 feet of snow, lol..............spring comes early in your neck of the woods!

[Peace]

lol, yeah, it does. things begin to bloom before the weather even gets warm to stay. lol. go figure. we're also beginning our garden. yae! i'll have everything i need for my salads, plus lots of other great yummies! lol. i can't wait! i'll share them when they get ready. that'll be a little while, though. anyhoo, today is 65 degrees and sunny, so i think i'm going to go outside for yoga, today. laters all! ~hugs~

[♥Starlene]

cool flowers i love them!! nice to see the tree my wand came from,,, and its so pretty!! i wonder now, there is this tree that i park under at the gym and the flowers fall on my car every day, they are the same color,,, i wonder what kind of tree it is now! wouldnt that be funny if it was a magnolia tree!! I am going to have to look closer at it now

[saffy]

That's awesome. I can't wait to see our first sign. It is always such a nice fresh breathe of air.

[Peace]

oh, i just had to add these. these are some of my favorites. i'm not sure what they are, but like most flowers and trees, i've nic-named them. i call these faery bells/faery caps. bells since they droop over like bells and caps since they look just like little faery hats, ya know? i can just see them taking these tiny flowers and wearing them. lol. and also; these are white with tiny green dots on the petals. how often do you see green flowers or flowers with any green on the petals? odd huh? lol.

[♥Starlene]

how pretty! mind if I take the picture and show it to someone in my gardening group? they might be able to tell me the real name of them

i really like them,,, im gonna have to take a new pic of my pineapples, the one is soooooo cute it is about 2 inches tall and looks JUST like a tiny weany pineapple hehe

[Sloan]

They're beautiful! They kinda look like snowdrops to me, but I'm not sure.kk, I just got this from wikipedia...is this kinda what they look like too faery?

[Sloan]

oh ya and by the way and I'll say it again I know, I LOVE that magnolia tree! I want one so bad!! It's gorgeous and makes me smile every time I see that picture!

[Peace]

well, no, they aren't exactly like those, but hey, you've showed me another green flower. lol. i dunno what they are, so if ya'll figure it out, let me know.