It appears that our gardens have survived this previous intense winter none the worse for wear. Almost everything has started blooming or at least have leaves budding out. The Butterfly Bushes have not started, but I think they were the only ones. I was most worried about the Pink Dogwood Tree, but it’s budding out all over. There are no pink blooms yet, they look to be at least a couple of weeks away yet. The Peonies all three have buds on them and range in height from about 18″ to almost 24″ or so.

Two of the Three Peonies

The Lilacs Survived!!

 

The Dogwood Has Tiny Little Leaves

Little Bitty Sassafras Tree Buds

The Snowball Bushes Are Covered in Buds!

Most of the Irises we put out last fall have come up. A couple of them didn’t come up at all. I can’t wait to see them when they bloom – probably not until next year.