Before the winds blow too hard...

[billeyler]

Several shots of the tulips that have opened so far. The red and yellow tulips have been in the ground for about 15 years. Many were eaten by Sadie the Schnauzer when I stupidly fertilized with bone meal. I never seem to be able to grow big clumps of colorful tulips.







The orange wallflower decided it's time to start blooming. The daylilies behind it continue to expand their territory.



I'm amazed this old apple tree continues to bloom. I don't water it or pay any attention to it at all. It's normally in summer shade by a big locust tree.



More new honeysuckle to try to cover this really ugly fence. Quite a problem area. Most of the other honeysuckle has come back with a lot of green, but there is still a substantial dieback from those hard freezes we had. The indian plume in the foreground continues to spread; that one is a volunteer.


The desert willow I planted last fall I thought was a goner, but it actually has a lot of barely-able-to-see green shoots popping out of the small branches. Crossing fingers for this one. It's also in that problem area.