{Our Robinia pseudoacacia - Black Locust after the rain}

In April we did have still lots of rain, like at the end of March while we were in Arizona.

Not so positive for a lot of blossoms...

Our Robinia pseudoacacia - Black Locust after the rain...

Husband Pieter could make this photo in the afternoon on April 15.

Full of rain drops...

Funny thing was that the tree only had blossoms on one side!

Weeds alongside the creek grow very well in all the rain!

The neighboring tree is the Acer Negundo Kelly's Gold Yellow Box Elder

At the moment we suffer a severe drought...

Related link:
{Our Robinia pseudoacacia - Black Locust} | previous post by me
{Cloudy Day versus Sunny Day} | previous post by me showing the Acer Negundo Kelly's Gold

{Chinese Redbud & Bumble Bee}

We do have a very special Chinese Redbud that started blooming by mid March.

Below this post, you find a link to a previous post with more photos.

But here you see a Bumble Bee enjoying the pollen from its flowers.

Quite striking too, for seeing new flowers next to some old seed pods...

Related link:
{Our Cercis canadensis 'Apalachian Red' & Cercis chinensis 'Avondale'} | previous post by me

{Devil's-Walkingstick - Aralia Spinosa}

Near the road, alongside the creek we found these flowers up a tree on August 12, so husband Pieter did make some photos and I did look it up and came to the solution: Devil's-Walkingstick - Aralia Spinosa.

At first we were a bit misled because some sites were speaking about this tree having thorny prickles on its stem.
But the Caroline Nature site about Devil's-walkingstick (Aralia spinosa) did give us the explanation for that.
If you click the above link and scroll down you will read: The name Devil's-walkingstick comes from the trunks of small trees, which are armed with many stout prickles.
Aha, only the small trees!

Our tree is already quite tall and husband Pieter had to zoom into these flowers.

So we got another mystery solved and now know the name of this tree.

Those flowers were also fragrant, we could smell them when we walked outside.
Do any of you have a Devil's walkingstick?

In The Netherlands we knew the Aralia Elata, or in Dutch: Duivelswandelstok.
Difference Between Aralia Spinosa and Aralia Elata ← click it

{Our Bonfire Prunus Persica - Patio Peach Foliage & Fruit}

Our Bonfire Prunus Persica or Patio Peach is supposed to have spectacular Fall Foliage & Fruit!

Well, it is not yet Fall here in the South East but yes, we were very surprised to see some PEACHES!

What do you think of that?!

All that, just from a Patio Peach as one of our pot plants...

This is the fall foliage what we are supposed to see later in the season.

Quite a surprising little Peach Tree!

Yep, we do honor our state of Georgia as it is called the PEACH STATE!
Picture taken, 5 days before we flew to Phoenix, Arizona for our 7-day vacation...

However small, those are real peaches.
When we got back from our vacation in Arizona, the peaches were gone...

Not all peaches made it as we did not use any pesticide... That's what you get if you only grow ORGANIC - whatever that really means!

For the time being, we enjoy it as a cute little tree that is full of surprises.
And again we look forward to its spectacular spring blossoms like you could see in a previous post via link below...

Related link:
{Our Bonfire Prunus Persica - Patio Peach} - previous post by me

{Our Dogwood Cornus Cloud Nine}

One of the joys in spring is always those gorgeous blossoms of the Dogwood trees. We got white ones and pink ones. One of the large flowering varieties is our Dogwood Cornus Cloud Nine.

This one has huge flowers!

They are very sensitive to rain though...

With such bright sunshine they are rather hard to capture.

This was on April 10.

The tree is rather fragile, even after 15 years of growth!

But it is also because of fierce competition for food, with so many huge trees.

This one got planted in May, 1999...

Related links:
{Our Cornus Kousa (Japanese Dogwoods) & Spiraea Cantoniensis (dbl Bridal Wreath Spirea)} | previous post by me

{Dogwood Flowers Frame our Home & Gazebo}

When our Dogwood near the Gazebo is in full bloom, its Flowers literally do Frame our Home & Gazebo! Have a look at its magic. Photos were taken on April 3, before the heavy rain and thunderstorms of past Monday that did knock off all blossoms...

You see what I mean by 'Framing' our Home...

These photos also show the Gingerbread work from  Vintage Woodworks, like the Fleur de Lys trim under the gable.

The Benjamin Moore color Golden Mist for our Home stands out so pretty with those Dogwood Flowers!

Here I am actually standing inside our Gazebo, looking back at our Home.

No so far I did not regret the color choice; it blends in very nice with its surroundings!

However, such big trees create lots of shade...

You see those Pot-plants all lined up with our exotic jasmines?

From the stairs to our veranda, now looking toward the pond for showing the actual Dogwood tree and our Gazebo.

Against the sunlight it gives such a striking view.

The suet blocks for the birds are hanging down from our Holly tree...

Our cat-boy Barty is in front of the gazebo.
We also are very pleased with our Interlock Aluminum Aged Copper Slate Roofing by Interlock Metal Roofing.

That was it; an insight of our Spring in Georgia when the Dogwoods bloom.

Thanks for your visit and hope you enjoyed it!

Related link:

{Our Home with Aluminum Interlock Roofing and Benjamin Moore Golden Mist Exterior} | previous post by me

{Dad Told us Stories About Bunnies on Bikes & Mopeds}

As little children we loved to listen to Dad's stories, during lunch time (our hot meal of the day) after coming home from school. Dad had worked on the field and he always fashioned exciting stories about bunnies on bikes and mopeds as they tore through the corn- and pole beans... Dad told these stories with such a vigor that we really BELIEVED him! Too bad, we all had to walk back to school as Dad again could encounter his furry friends once he returned to the fields. These stories are forever in my memory and low and behold, this year's Easter Catalog from Gump's, did show Mr. & Mrs Bunny on their Penny Farthings or High Wheeler. I just could not resist ordering them...

Here they are, cycling in our garden amongst the mosses and the white violets...

Are those not lovely?!

Now on top of our picnic table with bench near the pond with the Japanese Somei Yoshino cherry as backdrop.

Don't worry, they will not drive into each other's wheels. Mrs. Bunny just tries to avoid some bird poop on the table...

This couple of fun bunnies did bring back to life those exciting stories told by Dad!

Even though we in our garden have no rows of corn, nor pole beans...

This is cute enough for reliving my childhood imagination! 

Mrs Bunny already did get her bike straight so she will not clash with Mr. Bunny.

Gump's San Francisco offered them.

Easter 2014 will get celebrated different with those fond childhood memories!

Hope you enjoy a lovely Easter Season.

Time is moving so fast...

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{Daffodils Bunnies & Hearts} | previous post by me

{Happy Second Easter Day} | previous post by me showing my handmade Easter Egg Ribbons

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{Our Somei Yoshino Cherry in Bloom}

Love to show you our one surviving Somei Yoshino Cherry in Bloom. We also once had a Taiwan cherry or Prunus Campanulata, but we lost that one and another Somei Yoshino Cherry. Sad to see such lovely Flowering Trees die.

Lots of petals are already floating on the pond...

Through the blossoms you also see our Acer Negundo Kelly's Gold and our Japnese Red Maple trees with the newest bridge to the right...

We were so happy to see those blossoms as we did have icicles on this very tree in January! If you want to see some gorgeous photos from our Somei Yoshino Cherry in Bloom, please do click here: {Our Japanese Somei Yoshino Cherry in Bloom + Hummingbird Hawk Moth} 

Related link:

{RARE Icicles in Our Garden} | previous post by me showing the icicles on this Somei Yoshino Cherry

{Our Bonfire Prunus Persica - Patio Peach}

On March 15, our Bonfire Prunus Persica - Patio Peach, started budding. Husband Pieter did take it out of the greenhouse, where it till than remained sheltered from the weather. Below you see a photo from March 22...

Are these Bonfire Prunus Persica blossoms not lovely?

This is how those buds looked on March 15, just outside of the sheltered greenhouse.

Eager to fully open up!

On March 19, near the greenhouse which is to the left not visible and the pond to the right.

March 21, fully open and looking more white than pink... This is in front of our Magnolia tree, to give the blossoms some contrast.

Only one day later on March 22, showing already more pink.

On March 24 we did put this pot in the front porch for more shelter against the frost... Look how our tiles are covered with pollen, that is the season for now. 

Closeup and there still remain some white ones, those that opened up latest. They look so beautiful.

Those long stamens; like eyelashes!

Just a lovely beginning of spring! Do you have any booming peaches?

{RARE Icicles in Our Garden}

For Central Georgia it is quite rare to see Icicles but today, January 29, we did have lots of them. Our trees were hanging down under the heavy weight. So please come with me on a tour to see the Icicles in Our Garden...

This photo is showing our iced gazebo roof through the icicles that hang from our Drake Elm - Ulmus parvifolia.

To the left you see the Rose Stepping Stones...

Two new Rose Stepping Stones in weathered bronze are still waiting to be placed. 

The table and chairs in front of our Rose Suite, on the little patio, are covered with ice as well...

The fronds of our Palm Tree are full of ice too.

Icicles hanging down from our Golden Live Oak 'Quercus Virginiana Grand View Gold'

Our Fragrant Magnolia Grandiflora 'Namnetensis Flore Pleno' with iced leaves...

Icicles on our Castanopsis cuspidata--Japanese Chinquapin

Our Cedrus Deodara or Cedar Rose Tree with big frozen teardrops hanging down on it.

Buds of our Our Japanese Somei Yoshino Cherry with icicles hanging down...

Our Sky Pencils - Ilex crenata Japanese holly with ice on the red polished beach pebbles...

Closeup of the red polished beach pebbles on ice on top of an Eco Friendly Tree Ring from recycled rubber.

So much for the 2014 Ice Storm in the South...

Stay warm and safe wherever you are!

Related link:

{Our Garden White & Icy Today as Snowstorm Slams South} | previous post by me from 2011

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