Things Change Quickly . . .

. . . in April. Two weeks ago, we had a precipitation deficit of 3.2"/81mm since the beginning of the year. In the last 10 days we have gotten 2.2"/56mm of rain. The plants certainly have enjoyed that! It also has been cooler, with temps at or slightly below normal for the last week(normal is about 55F/12.8C). This coming week temps. are forecasted to be above normal, averaging 68F/20C, plus or minus a few degrees.

In the main bed, the species tulips have been the center of the show. Below are a selection of views of the main bed. The pale yellow/white tulips are tulipa turkistanica, and the red tulips with the yellow throats are tulipa humilis "Persian Pearl".



The bed under the tree is now a chionadoxa heaven, but by the coming weekend I feel the scilla hispanica will be blossoming as well.


In one of the house beds hyacinths are beginning to blossom.


Also, the dicentra in one of the house beds is beginning to show growth. Note how red the new growth is.


Finally, the naturalized daffodils are filling in and blossoming more.




At the end of the day I took this photo of the main bed backlit by the sun.