Burke's Garden: April 2010

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Amaryllis Teresa

April 24th, 2010.

A Christmas gift from our neighbor two years ago, has a second year bloom, grown outdoor in the ground. The flower bud was accidentally stepped on by a worker and broke. We put it in a jar with water, about 10 days later it blooms in the jar, in the kitchen.

Jeanette Irises

April 20th, 2010.

Except for the last picture, these irises have huge blooms. Our neighbor gave us the rhizomes last year.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

First Few Roses

Joseph's Coat

A nearby wholesale nursery, J.Berry, was open for public

during this weekend Hwy 80 sale.

I got this double-knockout roses from them yesterday.

@ Burke's Garden, 2010.

Poppies on a Field

These poppies are naturalized from seeds 2 or 3 years ago and they have been coming back each spring.

Purple Iris and Wild Flowers

Huge bloom of purple iris given by our neighbor last year.

Wild purple flowers on the field.

Indian Paintbrush

Azalea & Clematis

Encore Azalea. The most blooms we have so far.

Clematis

Clematis Jackmanii

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Food for Them

April 10, 2010.

Rose and flower food for roses, flowering bushes and trees has been done. Fertilizing started.

By the kitchen door.

One garden under control.

Yellow (store bought bulb) and purple (from wild) irises.

Poppies popped up. Naturalized from seeds.

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Prothonotary Warblers at The Feeder

Dogwood & Apple Blossoms

April, 2010.

©Burke's Garden, 2010.

Honky Tonk, The Spring Winner

April 2010.

Each year this yellow Honky Tonk tulip makes bold statement in the garden.

(Coral and pink geranium in the background)

Monday, April 5, 2010

Wisteria Lane

April 5th, 2010.

It's an appropriate name for our lane at the time being. The county road going towards the highway is decorated with purple (and a little white hidden in between, in the third picture) wisteria flowers. It offers nice fragrance to the passerby too.