4-15-25 SHORT HILLS: The house painters have finally finished, and I did some clean up around the outside of the house. They broke some branches on the foundation plantings, but no major damage.
Today was beautiful, in the seventies and sunny. I emptied the tomato pots and the herb pots, dumping the soil into holes the dogs have dug. We’re ready for new plants for the new season. I cleaned the driveway drain with Judy’s help.
VT tomorow.
New blooms: bleeding heart, trout lily, dandelion.
Robin, hard at work looking for a bug in the grass, which probably means they are already feeding chicks.
Saucer Magnolia--beautiful.
A Magnolia flower.
Trout Lily, named for that single mottled, spotted leaf. They bloom as the forsythia are dropping flowers and are easily overlooked as a fallen bloom.
PJM rhodo and vinca minor.
Marsh Marigold is another spring ephemera. Not only do the flowers disappear after a couple weeks, but the foliage also vanishes until next spring, but they have spread all around the yard, so their system works.
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