Tulips along the driveway coming open now. All these are new as I planted them last fall.

The squill will open I think they just didn't like the freezing temps

This guy is getting ready to put on a show!!!

Cornelian cheery tree is in bloom. Yellow flowers come before the leaves.

I had to look that one up, Lucy. I like it.

Does it produce fertile fruit? I'm in the market for a tree like this, but not particularly one that's going to throw off a lot of seedlings.

I was scanning through these posts and came upon a post from 2011 from LeBug. Does anyone know if she is still on All Things Plants.
And another off topic thing is I get thumbs up and see folks getting acorns. How does this work. I don't know how to give them.
I will try not to get off topic again.

Hi Veronica,

Look under the signature line in any post (on the far right of your screen) and click on the thumbs-up icon to give one. The acorn is there as well. Just click and follow the prompts. Sending you some now so you can see how it works.

Ok Thanks!! Do I have to have them in my account to give them. I am assuming I do. I just spent some on a badge. Guess I missed a few tutorials.

Veronica : I was in the dark about these features until I found "Site Talk" forum.Sometimes you can get answers there too.
http://garden.org/forums/view/...


Just out looking at the baren wasteland and found germinated Poppies Somnifareum.



The bag blew out of my hand in the wind of November 13th.

indygardengal said:Do I have to have them in my account to give them.

Yes. Did you try to give any away yet?

C. cherry produces fruit. don't think the kinds humans eat, but some birds do. If you plant near a walk, they will get smashed. No seedlings I have seen, it is a member of the dogwood family. In full bloom now--beat the forthcyia.

Thanks for the info, Lucy.

Chelle, I haven't tried giving any yet..or thumbs up either.. Busy today with family here foe Easter.. Good day but tired .

Same here.

I managed to get seedlings watered and out for some sun...but that's about it.

Too cold for me to do anything outside. DH weeded. thanks people for acorn & thumbs up. I am usually too much into reading to think of things.

I feel the same way about acorns and thumbs. I appreciate them when they are given but dont take time to acknowlege them all.
Plus there are thumbs for remarks or posts in forums. Its all pretty much time consuming to read all and respond.

Woodsy looking setting way in the backyard. I added those daffs last fall along the row of Serviceberry shrubs. I love the way it turned out.

Tree service came today & brought down a huge pine branch which had cracked off last Dec. & had been caught in the oak next to it. the butt end of the branch was quite large about 25ft up. A job for someone not afraid of heights.

ge1836 said:I feel the same way about acorns and thumbs. I appreciate them when they are given but dont take time to acknowlege them all.
Plus there are thumbs for remarks or posts in forums. Its all pretty much time consuming to read all and respond.

One of the reasons I like to give thumbs up and acorns is so I don't always have to respond, but the poster knows I liked/enjoyed/loved/learned from/laughed/smiled/felt better after seeing their post. It only takes a fraction of a moment and my cursor is usually on that side anyhow.

It's just a quiet acknowledgement that the person added something that I personally wanted to use a fraction of my time to thank them. It's probably taken me only 30 seconds of my time for all the thumbs up/acorns I've given. And sometimes I'm in lurking or research mode and don't want to distract from my mission, so a thumbs up lets the poster know and they shouldn't feel obligated to respond. I've given a lot of thumbs up since I joined April 9 because I think it encourages people to continue to feel comfortable participating.

If it is the wrong use of these two features, I apologize, but I will keep doing it. I feel that I want my life and actions to reflect that I do appreciate others.