Month: April 2017

Hare Hormones

| Flower Roberts

Poor Charlotte has gone through another false pregnancy.

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This second round lacked the crazy fervor of last spring’s nesting.

There has been less fur pulling and growling.

Barley has been allowed inside the nest for napping.

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I have sent them both out on this windy day to clean up the nest.

It was built behind the carriers under a table.

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I will be putting a cleaner version back in that spot with timothy hay and rags.

I hope I did not clean up the nest too soon. There was quite a bit of spying going on through the window during the cleaning.

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Another little critter is nesting. This Chickadee was very pleased to pluck hair from the rabbit rugs that were hanging out for airing.

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Fragrant Viburnum

| Flower Roberts

This lovely Viburnum X juddii it too far from the house to get babied, so it is not much to look at.

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But I make myself walk all the way down the hill when I see the blooms, because the aroma is fabulous.

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One sniff is never enough. I stand around the shrub sniffing multiple blooms.

The buds are bright pink and open as blushing pink.

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I am always glad to see and smell the blooms.

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You Go Ahead On

| Flower Roberts

You go on to that meeting,

I’ll stay here with the baby.

You go ahead on to work,

I’ll stay here with the children.

You go ahead on to the Y,

I’ll stay here with the laundry.

You go ahead on to that race,

I’ll stay here with the sick one.

You go ahead on to church,

I’ll stay here with these dishes.

You go ahead on with what you’re doing,

I’ll stay here with the weeds.

You go ahead on on that trip,

I’ll stay here with the dogs.

You go ahead on and on and on,

I may be here, but I’m all ready gone.

Columbine Time

| Flower Roberts

If you have a good variety of flowers in your gardens,

you know when the various types are stepping it up in the bloom parade.

Here in North Carolina the daffodils have had their days.  The tulips have gotten enough attention  now.

The new feature flower group is the Columbine.

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I have had the usual purple and pink for decades.

It seems the pinks are more numerous this spring.

I have two relatively new types, besides that darling tiny red ‘Little Lanterns’ from a previous post.

These two have a different form of flower, both are double and the blooms seem to look up rather than nod.

‘Winky Double Red’ reminds me of a granny’s bonnet even more than the old cultivars.

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I love the deep mauve color surrounding the butter yellow.

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The buds are very dark and tight.

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‘Nora Barlow’ is has spiky pink blooms with a hint of yellow.

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This hybrid is a bit taller than the old types. Here is one beside an old pink for comparison.

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I have not saved seed from these, so I don’t know if they will be true next generation.

Nora Barlow does have one progeny beside the original.

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They are a nice addition to my collection.

Next come the iris.

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