Category Archives: Friday Floral

ere are some pics I took late yesterday evening. They are all tall and skinny, except for one. This time of the spring ladybells, Adenophora lilifolia, plays the leading roll in the border landscape. It adds height to the landscape, … Continue reading →

ake away the must-have multiple offerings of the genus Viburnum, and the mandatory spring bloomers Forsythia and Flowering Quince, and there aren’t many deciduous shrubs worth having in the landscape. There are two specimines, however, that hold off blooming until … Continue reading →

iversity is good, especially in the landscape. In the church, now, the issue is a bit more complicated. I’m not even going to go there. Let me just put my theological plug in and be done with it. Then we … Continue reading →

Under no circumstances would I end that with “go away.” Rain in Oklahoma is a blessing almost always. It has hindered the photography, though. I almost took some shots on Tuesday, which would have been best. Other things pressed in, … Continue reading →

’m not going to comment on these photos, except to say that they are all of fruit blossoms taken this Wednesday in our back yard orchard. This can be a test for you. See if you can identify the fruit … Continue reading →

There is nothing common about the common Lilac, Syringia vulgaris. It has a fragrance that is like nothing else in the landscape, a fragrance that more than makes up for this old standard’s lack of show for the remainder of … Continue reading →

Flowering dogwood, Cornus florida, is probably the most widely-planted spring-flowering tree in the eastern half of North America. It will grow anywhere it can get a moderate amount of rainfall, but its native habitat is that of an understory tree … Continue reading →

The eastern redbud, Cercis canadensis, is badly named, common as well as Latin. It is certainly eastern, found native in the south-eastern quarter of the United States, yet canadensis refers to Canada, where this small tree is not even remotely … Continue reading →

Sometimes it’s the little things, the small details that brings me such joy in the spring landscape. Sure, the grand sweep of a bank of pink azaleas under a grove of loblolly pine is stunning, but you have to stand … Continue reading →