That's more like Massachusetts!

Ken, the Star Magnolia, is beautiful. They have always been my favorites.
The magnolias here are just blooming aswell.

Everything seems so behind this year, the early tulips are flowering at the same time as the late tulips And the peony is only a few inches tall....one of the stems even rotted partially from all the rain The flowering almond is in bud and has been sitting that way for about a week now waiting for a nice day to open. I have a feeling this cold weather will end and we will be directly hit by scorching heat.

I just finished planting the Grugru palm (Acrocomia totai). I got stuck a few times but nothing serious. Leather gloves are a poor defense.

Here is the plant:


Now a close look at the base:


About half way up:


And clear up by the tip ends:


Someone asked me how I will prune it. My response, "With a rifle frrom about 20 feet." If anyone has a better idea, let me know.

Jim

Are you sure that's not a cactus? Where do these originate (so I never get lost in a forest there)?

My driveway garden is just a spectacle !

That really is spectacular, Lindsey!

Jim, Pole saw? Plant those near the windows, and you'd never have to worry about burglars !

Absolutely beautiful, Lindsey!! Great entrance and colors.

What an amazing display Lindsey! The lilies look beautiful with the larkspur!

Jim, here I thought bougainvillea thorns were bad I'm thinking the same as Kathy.....hopefully I never get lost where those grow wild

Oh Lindsey. That must be so wonderful to come home to. I'd leave and come home several times a day to let that entry knock my sox off!

Thanks all, it's amazing what you can do with a package of seeds!

What a wonderful greeting, Lindsey! Just beautiful!

The grugru is native to Central and South America. I'm just back from giving my palm talk at a library. I showed them my afternoon planting scars.

Jim

Lindsey, that is just gorgeous!

Jim, looks like an interesting palm with a very effective defense mechanism.

My SDBs are a rainy mess.
What Again. Eramosa Skies. Erin Go Braugh.


Caution Sign and Violet Lulu. Rebus.


My first absolutely wrong label, not China Peach! Stay tuned to many more. After years of not blooming, the labels probably don't correspond when transplanted to a better spot.


Wizard of Hope. Ruby Eruption opening.

Thanks all. The nice thing about the Primulas is they maintain their showy faces rain or shine.

Nice looking Palm Jim, I think I can can come up with a couple thorn bushes to plant around it for protection.

Wow Lindsey, lovely display along the driveway.

Some look a bit tattered Kathy, but they are still beautiful.

Thay are all lovely Kathy! 'What Again' is the same one I just bought! Yours looks much better though, the blooms on mine are just staying all curled up.

I bet they will open. I am disappointed since I worked so hard to move them and bought a bunch. Oh well there's always next year....

Love the mini Iris, Kathy!
Those were the first Iris I fell in love with.

I hit the garden centre tonight, didn't buy any orchids but my perennial buying shoes were smoking!

Whatchaget?