{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

{Our Carolina Jasmine}

One of the most beautiful vines is the Carolina Jasmine Gelsemium sempervirens with its fragrant yellow flowers.

This species is by far not as invasive as e.g. wisterias are.

Very lovely sight when blooming like here seen on April 10.

There is a bird house right behind it and often the Caroline Wren lives in it.

What a romantic place for raising their young!

To the right you see our Wood Trail and to the left is our Gazebo...

Do you have a Carolina Jasmine?

Related link:
{Yellow Blossoms from Our Garden want to be YOUR Sunshine Today!} | previous post by me

{Our Blue Wisteria Blossoms}

By mid April our Blue Wisterias were filling the air with their sweet fragrance and they have climbed up the trees till the very top.

Don't you love those trusses of beautiful and highly fragrant flowers?

Cascading down a tree, you can see the water of the creek to the right and the road in the center...

Again the creek is visible to the right and also the road.

Another tree to the left is being filled with this rather invasive climber.

This is our bridge across the creek; one of 3.

The balusters are from Vintage Woodworks, Texas

Do you have any wisteria climbers?

Related link:
{Our Wisteria Chinensis & Millettia Reticulata (Evergreen Wisteria)} | previous post by me
{Our Exotic Sesbania punicea  - Scarlet Wisteria} | previous post by me
{Our Everblooming Japanese Honeysuckle | Lonicera japonica} | previous post by me
{Antique 19th Century Silver Toast Rack Replica, Made in Kotagede, Indonesia} | previous post by me