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  1. Al Smith

    Whats blooming?

    It looks like hosta popping up .The robins were hopping around in the yard worming this morn .I haven't seen the females yet . Kind of concerned about a couple hickory that seem late with leaf buds .Something is killing them off .A couple more weeks will tell that tale .Excellant firewood but...
  2. Al Smith

    Whats blooming?

    Things are leafing out to beat the band .Fruit trees are in bloom .We had a nipper last night so time will tell if it got the blossums .If they are budded usually unless the temp dives a lot they survive . Spring flowers are up even the day lillies .They last to leaf of the trees is hickory and...
  3. Al Smith

    Whats blooming?

    Mrs Smith has a bunch of potted outside plants ,geraniums etc .Since there has yet to be a frost those flowers are continully blooming . Seems odd ,leaves falling off the trees with flowers blooming . She pulled the tomato plants last week but they had started reblooming again also .It could...
  4. Al Smith

    Whats blooming?

    It's one of those in between stages for the flowers .The irises,daffodiles etc are done blomming and the day lillies haven't started yet . The peonies made their memorial day appearance as they always do and are done ,the roses should be along shortly . The garden went in on memorial day and...
  5. Al Smith

    Whats blooming?

    The leaves on the trees coming out finally .I mowed the grass for the first time this afternoon . Both the hand mower and the rider started up with no problems which surprised me immensely . Daffs are in full bloom but they only last at the most ten days ,maybe two weeks .
  6. Al Smith

    Whats blooming?

    The daffodils are just now starting to come out .Some of the trees are pushing leaves .Beech trees hang on to their leaves all winter until the new in the spring .Some of the oaks do also to a lesser extent . That gives the squirrels something to build nests with . I've noticed the squirrels...
  7. Al Smith

    Whats blooming?

    I just noticed yesterday that the silver and red maple are pushing leaf buds . The male robins arrived about a week ago .The females should here in a week or two . These birds are a better predictor of spring time than the weather man .
  8. Al Smith

    Whats blooming?

    Oh yes we have mud .Frozen like a rock in the morning ,you sink to your ankles by 3 PM . These are the temp changes that really get the maple sap to rise for the syrup makers .
  9. Al Smith

    Whats blooming?

    Day lillies are peeking through the ground .If it stays warm the trees will start within the week I imagine . The male robins haven't arrived yet so spring has not officially sprung .
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