Commented: early season plants?Crossvine blooms early as well is evergreen here (zone 8) but I believe elsewhere too. It grows way up trees along fences and can attach itself to brick. It blooms red orange and theres a yellow one.
Commented: Snakes in PondIf it is the water snake with the orange belly it is very good at hiding. My first one was 3 foot and curled up in my skimmer-what a fright. My neighbor got it out and then a baby one. He ate all my f...