BACK TO GREEN SPRING GARDENS ON 3-4-24 - PART 1

 I have done many posts on this garden and some of the scenes I share will probably be familiar if you have known me for a while. It was such a lovely day, not too hot, not too cold and just right for walking. We leave going down to the pond for warmer weather and typically, lately at least, we stay on the flat level of the garden. At other times of the year, we will make our way to the pond and then find the steeper, up-hill path that leads to where we were heading to today.  

I am starting off with Witch hazel, which I have mentioned quite a few times also. It is a fascinating plant. There is an interesting article I read here and another at this link. It reads “Witch-hazels or witch hazels (Hamamelis) are a genus of flowering plants in the family Hamamelidaceae, with three species in North America (H. ovalis, H. virginiana, and H. vernalis), and one each in Japan (H. japonica) and China (H. mollis). The North American species are occasionally called winterbloom.

These are what I found in front of the old house.  The Daffodils were putting on a very pretty showing, and the Johnny jump-ups were a nice contrast. The sign is for the Anemone which we will see later on. There is a very nice post at this link on Anemones. I am adding a lot of links today as I found this one from The Edith J. Carrier Arboretum, which gives a guide to the wildflowers that grow in our zone each month. Another splendid blog called Amanda's Native Garden you can find here. This last one is in Sparta, New York.

The following is a path that goes in a half arc around a small flower-bed area. I often walk this mini detour and like to explore in full blooming season.

I have to watch these as there have been times those little spiky balls get so hard that they can twist an ankle.

They are from the Sweet gum tree, and those in the know will recognize them. 

The same Netted iris I shared in this post.  Gregg is in the background.

An area that has the swallow condo (on the left).  I enjoy seeing the birds take up residence.  It's not only swallows that check this place out.  On the right is the rusty old iron windmill.

Here's a closer look.

More Ornamental cabbages on display.

The produce garden's planting program was in full swing, and there was a lot showing above ground.  Someone had lost a glove but a kind person had threaded it into the chain link fence, hopefully to be retrieved by its owner before they left the garden.

More Johnny jump-ups.  They were very bright and cheery.

As always, I have more photos to share, but I will leave them for another day.