Spring frock
Spiderwort. I just love these bluish purple flowers that appear in early spring and then die down beneath the summer perennials. So be prepared to see a lot more of them in the next few weeks.
Yolanda Elizabet over at Bliss, a blog from the Netherlands, commented recently that my garden is wearing its spring frock. I just love that British-English word “frock.” Americans never use it, so it sounds fresh and delightful, just like spring, whenever I hear it.
Every day I see that spring is working its magic over a little more of the garden. Here are some photos from my morning tour.
Buds nearly ready to open on the young Texas redbud in the back yard.
Carolina jessamine draping the fence in yellow
A veil of new green leaves on the cedar elm.
If it isn’t already, I hope your garden is wearing it’s prettiest frock very soon.
Very spring frock-y! So is my garden, I’m happy to say. The Texas redbud and Carolina Jessamine are very pretty.
I love it when all of the trees bloom. It’s one of the prettiest times of the year.
It will be a little while yet before the snow melts and the spring frock appears… but it’s nice to see such beautiful pictures of yours while I’m waiting!
I am envious that your spring has already arrived. We still have snow on the ground and temps in the 20’s tho it should be in the 50’s this weekend. Beautiful pictures. The yellowish new leaves on the cedar elm almost look like a large spicebush in bloom.
I think every Bradford pear in NW Austin popped open on Wednesday. They’re planted all around houses and strip malls. I’ve only seen a few redbuds and a couple of not-yet-blooming Texas Mountain Laurels… maybe they’re planted in backyards, so not visible from the sidewalks?
Your cedar elm does look like a flowering tree!
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
I can’t wait for us to get this green in Illinois! Love the pictures.
Thanks, Kathy. I’m sending green thoughts your way. —Pam