Our yard, early June

A few more daylilies have opened. Some in the back.

Some in the front.

I found these cute little mushrooms today. I know they don’t stay around long, so I snapped their picture while they were posing. As a mystery writer, I supposed I should know whether or not they’re poison, but my mushroom book isn’t unpacked and I have no idea. We won’t eat them.

These are the oddest plants I’ve seen in this town. I saw some in another yard a couple of weeks ago and I was delighted when they sprang up here! They look like candy corn to me.

Here’s what’s coming up next. More daylilies and some, well, I don’t know if that’s a yucca or a century plant. I’ve never had either in a yard. We’ll see!

A May Yard Update

Things are moving along. We had more peonies that I’ve ever seen in one place. The iris came out at the same time.

Our little tree revealed itself as a peach tree! I haven’t treated the fruit, so I doubt we’ll eat any of these, but next year, for sure.

After the fierce rain beat the white peonies to death, some pink ones came out. Not as many, but gorgeous.

And roses! I’ve killed all the roses I ever had, so send good thoughts for these.

           

We got mulch laid in the back flower bed and it’s ready for some potted plants, I think. Next from the yard will be day lilies, just getting started now. I shot these last pictures a little too late in the day, I think. But I can't wait until tomorrow. My Wednesday blog would be late.

All  photographs by Kaye George

Celebrating Spring

We’re so pleased with our new yard! We like the house, too, but the yard is spectacular. When I looked at the house in October, and again in December for the closing, I thought it was a mess. The fact that the lot backs up to some woods, and the fact that the street is not a through street and is a good one for walking outweighed the fact that the yard would have to be gutted and redone. But wait!

First, a host of golden daffodils sprang up. A host in the front yard, another host in the back yard, and several on the side of the house. I had to leave for a month, but some were still blooming when I got back.

Next, an ugly, black, mold-ridden stunted gnarly tree (I know, too many adjectives) burst into brilliant flaming flowers.

I think the tulips may have been next. They bloomed one color at a time. First red, then yellow, then white. Eventually some pink ones appeared also.

Violets sprang up all over the yard.

Another ugly tree that I thought we’d have to take down became a splendid weeping cherry, a tree I had never heard of, but which abounds in Eastern Tennessee.

For sure, we would have to take down this horrible huge stump in the back. 

Until…bluebirds started nesting there.

As an aside, a forsythia (one of several) and a crabapple (I think) joined in the blossom fest. In the gnarly tree picture above you can see the sun room and the screened-in porch beside it. Those are our vantage points, depending on the temperature. Lovely!