SPRING: Kwanzan Cherry at My Bedroom Window

 

Brandywine Park: The Josephine Fountain

 On my way back home I went through Wilmington, DE and stopped at the Brandywine Zoo and Riverside Park  It was a delight to see that they had planted dozens of new cherry trees to join the sometimes century old crew currently glorifying the space.  A couple of pics of the trees around the fountain.

14 Views of a Fool's Garden

"But though an old man, I am but a young gardener." 

~ Thomas Jefferson

DOMESTICATED MEMBERS

Red Tulip

Narcissus assoanus

Butterfly Daffodil

MY WILD FRIENDS

Bleeding Hearts

Virginia Blue Bells

Epimedium

Celadine Poppy

Wild Violets

First Daffodils

 I have a little circle garden in the front of my home around a pedestal bird bath fountain.  Some years ago after a couple of seasons of disappointing turn-out by the daffodils planted there, I did a deep dig and removed all of the bulbs.  In their place, I planted ferns. 

As a result, I know have both ferns and daffodils!!

It seems that removing daffodils is not an easy or certain thing.  Even parts of bulbs left in the ground can develop into full bulbs and over time bear flowers.  They can spread in some mystical fashion that utterly eludes me.

These two opened on a day that went from near 70 to one that barely made 40 after a frigid night with gale force winds.  And this full day was crowned with cold, at times, hard rains!  And yet--here they are!

And nearby are a batch of mini-daffodils, survivors from the same culling.

Happy Spring Solstice!