Photos: House Yard

[ysabetwordsmith]

I took some pictures today. These are from the yard by the house.


Violets are blooming in the house yard. They are approaching full bloom, starting to form mats, but they haven't reached maximum flower density yet and the leaves are still pretty short.




This closeup of the violets has a white butterfly off to the left. Official seal of approval! \o/




The orchard is largely carpeted in violets.




Tulips and grape hyacinths are blooming by the barrel garden.




Here is a closeup of a salmon tulip. I have a lot of warm colors right now.




This one is streaked in yellow and red. It's probably a Rembrandt. I like to plant those.




The bluebells are in full bloom in the forest garden.




In the closeup, you can see how some bells open sooner while others are still little pink buds.




The purple and white garden has many things blooming.




This tulip is blooming in purple and white streaks.

Comments

[cmcmck]

We've not seen much of the butterflies so far so that's nice to see!

Yes ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

I've been seeing them for weeks, which is bizarre. Cabbage whites like this one, cabbage yellows, a red admiral, others too far and flighty to guess at identification. Normally they don't come out until much later. Bees everywhere too, and they're not supposed to emerge until after the last frost!

I like taking pictures of insects when they land on my plants. If your wildlife garden isn't crawling with bugs, it's a failure.