Tax Day

Abundant sunshine, cool, in the 50s.

April 15, tax day: the Golden Peep forsythia has burst into bloom.  The Lynwood forsythias and the Okame cherry are still waiting but almost there.

This remaining single specimen looks much better than the low raggy line of dwarf forsythias.

4/15/11, with the tiny newly planted boxwood next to it

I took all the strawberries out of the crowded pots where they have never done well and transplanted them to the garden under the sweetbay magnolia by the hatchway.

Today I ripped out the vole damaged bun shaped false cypresses along the front walk.  They had no roots.  And I took out the new little iteas, which came right up, rootless.  I see no signs of tulips this year, but a few onion bulbs are coming up.  Now it looks like this, kind of barren:

4/15/2011

The two pots next to the center one have gaura that likes hot dry sandy soil.  I may plant them in the ground, they're really pretty all summer and might add nice movement and color to the front walk, against the brick wall.

A year ago this strip looked like this in spring:

4/13/2010

We brought the deck furniture up (after Jim sanded the deck) and had a glass of wine in the cool evening (no breeze), sitting out there.