Oh Bunny, those flowers and your door! Love!

I haven’t left the house in a few days (thanks covid) but I think I see a daffodil starting to bloom in my yard…just one. My goal for today is to go out and investigate. We have had colder than usual temps lately so I am not feeling a spring vibe quite yet.

Found it! Love the color of the door, Bunny. Orange is my very favorite color-but we have to be careful with orange around here, IYKWIM.

The inventory around here was bad last year, but seems better this year. Or, maybe I am just starting earlier than last year. But, I was surprised of not many tropicals?

@Jilly I have ordered a ton of plants online! Some from (reputable) nurseries, a few from individuals (etsy) and have had great luck. I've also ordered some plants from Home Depot, you will see more/different on-line than in stores. I just got a blue nikko hydrangea from there, good size, healthy plant. I've only ever had one plant that looked bad and I contacted the nursery and they immediately sent a replacement. Most nurseries have a return/guarantee.

Haha, orange is one of my least favorite colors (I'm a blues/pink/green kind of gal, no earth tones) and here I am in BIG ORANGE country!

We had a frost advisory last night (and several nights early in the week), so many new plants went inside and a few inground were covered. I think after this week we should be over that. I've not put many new plants in the ground or planters yet. The Mr. is weeding beds today so hopefully we will do that soon! Good new is the new landscaping out front - every plant survived the winter, including the pricey tree. Thank goodness.

We have a great nursery near-by but I have not let myself visit yet this year. I'll get annuals and hanging plants there. I find my best ferns at a local grocery store!! Another favorite nursery closed. We had to go way out past one of the big cities near us last year to find a quince bush!

Enjoy this beautiful spring day!

These ducks think it has but unfortunately there is still ice on the pond.

Awww, poor ducks!

Thanks, Tina … it’s good to hear your online plant experiences! And I didn’t even realize I could order from HD, will check it out.

I’m sure I’ll have to order a clematis online, since I want something other than Sweet Autumn. :D

I had to cover my herbs and bring in crotons this past week, but I don’t think I’ll have to again.

@Jilly yes, Lowe's too. I received two clematis this week that I ordered from Jackson & Perkins. A blue and a pink variety. I have Sweet Autumn on a heavy wood vine pole the Mr. built. I love it! I try to have different varieties that bloom at different times. Last year I got an evergreen variety. I didn't even know they had evergreen clematis! So far, it's not doing anything, but a friend has one and I noticed she had no new growth on hers (she didn't cut hers back). So I'm hopeful it will come back. Our home depot and lowes both usually have a variety of clematis, but only at certain times.

PS you're going to have alot to dig up when you move!

“PS you're going to have alot to dig up when you move!”

I really am! 😄

I miss my SAC from my last house, it was so beautiful. And the scent! Mmm.

I agree … I like to get varieties with different bloom times, too. I didn’t know there were evergreens ones, either!

I just came across this, the color would work well in the spot I have:

https://hirts.com/niobe-clematis-vine-deep-ruby-red-magestic-2-5-pot/

So pretty: Sweet Summer Love —

https://hirts.com/sweet-summer-love-clematis-fragrant-long-blooming-4-pot-proven-winner/

I love them all! Clematis vines are so cheery. :)

@Jilly I lied. The clematis came from Holland Bulb Company. I purchased some Pink Muhly grass from J&P. I bought these two clematis:

Earnest Markham and:

multi-blue double flowering

I'm babying them along in pots for a month or so before planting in the ground.

We order seedlings from Burpee and Gardener’s all the time. I believe they do florals as well. There are also good plants at the large farmers market.

Pike Nurseries is a regional chain that is very good. They are a little pricey, but the quality of their stuff is great.

Don’t have too many photos, but everything is blooming here. Looks gorgeous, but the pollen count is at max for pretty much the entire April.

I’m loving seeing the flower photos! We haven’t even greened up yet (which is unusual) and it is snowing today (which isn’t that unusual). I think I figured out why! While looking out the window, my eyes drifted to a pair of little cabinets in my kitchen, and noticed that not on,y had I not taken out the Christmas tschotchkes, the ones I leave in for winter were still there, too! So, back to the basement they go, and in go the neutrals, until I decide what to do for April holidays.

haha @bpath! Maybe you'll have spring now! The Mr. has been at it, first mow and weeding. We had such high winds this past week, before the awful fires in our area. We had pine straw blow up on our porch! We don't ever remember such high winds here. Anyhoo, the mulch in front of the house was a mess, so he just pointed out how he's fixed "my" mulch 🙄.

@Jilly I've now been looking at pink/rose jasmine! It's a sickness!!

We have had a fair amount of dark and drizzle in my corner of the PNW. The trees are blooming and my Camellias are over grown.

Edit- and the Orcas were in our waters today!

I have a tiny cluster of miniature daffodils in my yard. I picked one this afternoon. For scale, this little pot is maybe 2” tall.

Sueb, I’ll see your mini-daff and raise you my stalwart but smart ”we’ll wait to bloom, thank you” daffodils.

Everyone’s flowers look so pretty! Tina, those clematis are stunning!

Ok, we went to two big, very crowded nurseries (and stopped for nachos and Sangrias and margaritas, but that’s not important) … got elephant ears for a container mix, purslane hanging basket FINALLY, another mandevilla, and then did something really really really very very very stupid:

Got an Easter cactus.

DUMB. I cannot ever keep Christmas or Easter cacti alive, WHY did we get another!

It’s so cute:

We’ll get a pot for it and try again.

No luck finding clematis — nursery employee said they’ll be getting in soon.

Saw one lush Magilla Perilla, turned around for five minutes, some horrible person stole it right out from under me! (I’m exaggerating. But dang it, I should’ve grabbed it first.) 😁

Is anyone else having problems posting photos again. All was well until I tried to edit my flowering currant pic above and add the white currant pic. No go. Tried a new post, no go. Tried a different browser, no go. Tried reformatting the pic, no go. Maybe I'll try a screen shot. grrr. Have I ever mentioned how much I hate this site?

I just got back from the nursery too! Came home with three more pots and MIL Tongue for my huge pot in front of my garage, and I got elephant ears too!

My plan is to have all dark brown pots for this certain area in back, all with different textures and sizes and shapes. Then different flowers and small shrubs of all colors. in each pot.

Sue, perfect picture with your little yellow daffodil!

Tomorrow, rain, turning to snow. I started answering Craigs List adds for FREE Iris and doing mass plantings. The deer don't bother them! 🦌

I put in a flagstone path, w/ flagstone stairs. Those are double Pardon Me Day lilies. The Wrought Iron handrails were Free on Craigs List! The red rocks, holding the hill back, were in a rubble pile I hauled them home. I didn't finish the path, on top. That's my next project.

Wall Flower...I planted from seed.

Clarkia, planted from seed.

BIGGEST day lilies ever! I was so impressed with the size of the flowers I bought ALL they had! 🦋

For me,jacarandas are the main harbinger of spring, along with the epiphyllum in my back yard:

These bloom most prolifically in April and May. The Jacaranda also start in April. My brother doesn't like them because there are so many of them on the Sony lot, and they drop a lot of flowers, which make the sidewalks a bit slippery.

It still looks like winter here. At least my Clematis survived, they're about 6" high. Not worthy of a picture. :)

I went over my spring break week to Pike Nursery and got the Kimberly Queen ferns for my copper pots. They said they just came in that day. Last year I missed out in May so they said get there early. These are so full and gorgeous. I bought a couple herbs. Don’t want to plant too much because I’ve had to cover them up for potential frost a couple times.

Springing forward here now, finally! NJ (Zone 7a/b)

I was in Wisconsin today for a sporting event. Outside. With snow on the ground. I drove through a sleet storm to get there. I don't think spring is ever going to arrive here. (sigh)

Feathers, my husband was so excited to get to shovel the driveway one (hopefully) last time. Spring in the midwest! In 1970, 10” of snow fell on April 1.

Bpath, when I moved to this area (actually, WI, although I'm in the Chicago area now), I was always amused that at Easter mass, most attendees wore their leftover Xmas sweaters.

Hopefully, your husband shoveled for the last time this season!

Not yet. Here in Wisconsin last weekend we had to get out of the car to remove branches from the road leading to our lake home

But a snowman always makes you smile

And then March 31st at our southern Wisconsin home

And as Feathers11 noted above more snow in Wisconsin today. Its getting ridiculous.

Oh wow, badgergal! It's pretty though! Love the snowman pic. But, hope spring is coming soon for you Wisconson's.

In Buffalo I experienced many snowy Easters. We’d get new spring clothes and then be unable to wear them.

It seems no one else is having problems posting pics; must be operator error on my end. I thought I posted this meme yesterday, but it must not have posted; trying again. I posted it the other day on KT funnies, but it seems perfect for this thread, too.

I cannot add my white flowering currant to my post above with the pink; let's see if it will post here.

@olychick I missed this! Pretty plant! I had not heard of it and looked it up.

I'm still at it - latest haul was Saturday night. Quick dinner out and a trip to Lowes. Typical date night for us LOL. I guess the Mr. knows flowers/plants/gardening is my love language. I got lambs ears, another salvia and a beautiful deep pink dahlia that I will leave potted. Also found some million bells that are hot pink, edged in white. I've never seen that variety before. Picked up some vinca vine to add to large planters where we put the baby rhodies. Added blue daze, vinca vine and white bacopa. Will put rhodies in the ground this fall.

Today I ordered hyacinth bean vine bare root. I have planted the seeds in the past but forgot about it this year so will try these. Meeting friends tomorrow for lunch and will stop back by my nursery to get a very few more plants to add to a couple of planters. Much cooler here today and tomorrow but nice and warm again Wednesday, so I hope to finish everything up then.

Tina, where did you order the hyacinth bean? I couldn’t find one anywhere last year, and so far not this year. It’s something I like to get planted asap in spring.

We spent the day out at my dad’s yesterday, I filled some of his big pots with cordyline, bushy mandevilla, and potato vines. He loves potato vines, so had to do those. He’s been putting geraniums in his other pots, they look great (coral and red ones).

We put out bag after bag of mulch at our house, my back is not pleased. I planted dracaena spikes and purslane in my extremely challenging window box.

Well, it SNOWED today. Gone now, but definitely snow on the ground this morning. And I just drove home through some flakes. The gardeners I know say the ground is still too cold to work, and while forsythia and star magnolias in full sun spots are blossoming, the rest are either unenthusiastic or biding their time. And no foliage yet. Honestly, the foliage seems to be a month behind! This is in NE Illinois. And I heard that baseball in Cleveland was reschedulef to July, due to snow and 30 degree temps.

@jinx - I ordered it off Etsy. I've always done seeds in the past.

I'm going to have to look up bushy mandevilla (I know the vine) and cordyline.

I love geraniums, particularly the trailing ivy geraniums. I have some of those in pink (of course).

We use pine straw to mulch. We still need to do the back. SMH

@bpath I cannot imagine!

I planted Lantana in containers and in the ground. They can get the size of a shrub here. Some type of lily (?)near the street. Tag is in the garage. Spiderwort that came with the house is blooming. It's always been a favorite of mine. The lovely (sarcastic) Palmetto plants that are like Kudzu are sending out spikes. I'll be cutting them off once they bloom since the berries are awful. The Magnolia tree across the street is blooming so I enjoy it from the screened porch - I'm out here now with the dogs for the second time today. Beautiful spring day.

@Allison0704 what is tag? Yes, the palmetto plants are awful LOL. Our magnolia probably won't bloom for another month or so. I love it! I didn't buy any lantana this year.

The tag that came on the lily plants. 😂

LOL Allison.

Spring has un-sprung here. Brr.

SMH!! i totally read that wrong!! 🤣

Sorry! I posted from my phone, and didn't proof read. :D

While the snow pictures are lovely, I'm glad to not worry about snow and/or ice anymore! The snow Tulips are too funny.

@Jurassic Park I've always had a soft spot for Lenton Roses. Forsynthia screams "Spring!" in the South.

@Lars the Jacaranda trees are something else - WOW! They must be a sight in person. And the Epiphyllum (orchid cactus) is pretty too.

I have never liked forsythia, but it does remind me of my grandparents. Pappaw put up a line of forsythia along one side of their lower driveway. : ) I do love quince, I guess it's the color!

We had one snow this year and that's more than enough for me. Thankfully our area usually has somewhat mild winters. I could never live up North!

I love forsythia when it is allowed to grow exuberantly, the neatly trimmed and shaped sculptures don’t do it justice.

And now I am remembering the carolina jessamine I saw cascading over fences everywhere when I lived in Dallas. Oh, it was like walking past waterfalls of sunshine.

I have never liked forsythia,

Me neither. I told DH, "forsythia" are the chrysanthemums of spring. They are supposed to be consolation for the "pretty flowers" which aren't out yet. Much like mums are consolation for the untimely death of all that is lovely and green. I'm holdin' out for real flowers, TYVM.

Just saw this cute idea, wish I had a spot for something like this.

Just took this, one of my back beds. Phlox right beyond the birdbath is coming up fast. Dwarf yellow cannas are peeking up by the brick.

Cordyline alone.

Oxalis is blooming heavily right now … I have it in a big pot with elephant ears and a bushy red mandevilla.

Ready for Vitex to wake up. Last year:

I've never had iris before. Mostly my yard is full sun but these are now blooming under my Japanese maple.

Bunny, the colors in that are just perfect, and I love the delicate ruffles.

Jinx, thanks. They're my favorite garden colors.

So pretty, Bunny.

bpath, yes! Naturally shaped Forsynthia.

I miss having Hosta. Lenton Roses and Lady Bank roses.

African Iris is what I planted on the outside of our driveway entrances.

Oh I love all these pics! Oxalis is a favorite house plant for me.

We are getting there with spring but it's been a slow start this year, a step forward then a step back over and over again.

View from my pillow to the wonky little dogwood at the edge of the woods where nothing has leafed out yet. I call her Nancy - she has branches that form 2 Ys. I'll wait... 🤣

I wasn't fast enough to catch the male cardinal in the branches this morning, though.