Springfield Yard – March 2024
/My daughter’s yard in Springfield MO is full of springtime. I visited to help get pollinator/butterfly garden seeds planted. After we got that done – I enjoyed the beauty of the yard which has been a work in progress since the house was built in the 1950s…and my daughter’s since 2021.
The oakleaf hydrangea is leaving out; the plant gets more sun this time of year before the big trees get their leaves. I noticed it as we were picking up sticks around the base of her river birch and oak tree.
The vinca, growing in a bed thick with leaves from last fall, is blooming.
Her wood hydrangea still has flowers dried from last fall…not leafing out yet in its shady location.
A Japanese quince was blooming. I hadn’t noticed this in her yard before, but I must have just missed being there at the right time.s. Would birds get ‘drunk’ from the (probably fermented) fruit?
The crabapple tree was full of buds – and some crabapples left from last season. Most of the fruits had been eaten and I wondered why there are still some on the trees. Would birds get ‘drunk’ from the (probably fermented) fruit?
There is a young cherry tree near the corner of her front yard. The blooms were everywhere.
A red bud is in the other corner also full of blooms. My daughter commented that it really is misnamed since it isn’t red.
We also observed that most of the plants damaged from a too zealous application of herbicide by a yard crew last year seem to be recovering with the new season.
What a great time to get outdoors and into a garden….
