More Spring
As we move past the midway point of spring, the native blossoms continue to hold forth.
The first of the Catawba Rhododendrons are now in blossom. This one is above the Hillside Garden.
The wild Flame Azaleas are ablaze in the woods.
On the domesticated side, these Japanese Iris are beginning to show their stuff.
Finally, I'm really excited about finding this small growth of Ground Pine today at the foot of the ledge above the Hillside Garden. It's not a pine at all, but rather a fern and one of several ferns in the Ground Pine family. This is of two varities we have in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the other being Running Cedar. It's virtually impossible to transplant Ground Pines and, as such, when one finds a growth of it, one "transplants" the garden to it!
Why this growth is where it is is a complete mystery. It is, to the best of my knowledge, the only growth on our 12.5 acres of land and I discovered it by chance. In any case, it's a real treasure to have.
The tallest sprig shown here is about 1.5 inches in height.
The first of the Catawba Rhododendrons are now in blossom. This one is above the Hillside Garden.
The wild Flame Azaleas are ablaze in the woods.
On the domesticated side, these Japanese Iris are beginning to show their stuff.
Finally, I'm really excited about finding this small growth of Ground Pine today at the foot of the ledge above the Hillside Garden. It's not a pine at all, but rather a fern and one of several ferns in the Ground Pine family. This is of two varities we have in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the other being Running Cedar. It's virtually impossible to transplant Ground Pines and, as such, when one finds a growth of it, one "transplants" the garden to it!
Why this growth is where it is is a complete mystery. It is, to the best of my knowledge, the only growth on our 12.5 acres of land and I discovered it by chance. In any case, it's a real treasure to have.
The tallest sprig shown here is about 1.5 inches in height.
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