Somebody hit our yard with the pink stick
We have some junipers and ivy in our yard, as well as a large maple tree in the front and a towering oak tree in the back. Apparently, the previous tenants of our house were major fans of flowering bulbs, trees, and shrubs, because these are the only plants on our property which haven't burst into bloom. We have daffodils and narcissi galore, some hyacinths, a redbud tree, two dogwoods, a gigantic forsythia bush, and a recently discovered lilac bush which is pretending it is a tree. Those are the ones I can identify. We also have some bushes on one side of the house that produce long limbs coated with these cotton-candy-like flowers, as featured in my most recent cut-flower creation:

And there is a tree out front with dark red leaves that is now shimmering with showy magenta flowers. It is surely some kind of fruit tree and its brothers and sisters are all over our neighborhood, but I am clueless as to what it might be. Before spring came out of nowhere, Dada hacked away at some shrubs lining the walk next to our front door; now, where they weren't sawed back, these shrubs are sporting dark pink buds. Here is the view out of our living room window on this particularly fine day:

Love love LOVE our cute, blooming house.

And there is a tree out front with dark red leaves that is now shimmering with showy magenta flowers. It is surely some kind of fruit tree and its brothers and sisters are all over our neighborhood, but I am clueless as to what it might be. Before spring came out of nowhere, Dada hacked away at some shrubs lining the walk next to our front door; now, where they weren't sawed back, these shrubs are sporting dark pink buds. Here is the view out of our living room window on this particularly fine day:

Love love LOVE our cute, blooming house.
3 Comments:
The purplish flowering tree right outside your window looks like a redbud.
Yes, yes, I know THAT much, Mr. Mix, being a native Indiana girl. As for the tree in question...well, I should just take pictures of all my mystery plants and let people help me sort 'em out.
hey Claire, How about some photos of your lovely yard. Mom C
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