২৩ এপ্রিল, ২০১৭

Fritillaria, redbud, serviceberry.

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All photographed by Meade — and grown by Meade.

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Coconuss Network বলেছেন...

Whoa, those trees on the left and right of the house. Jeepers !!

traditionalguy বলেছেন...

Mission Bells. I bet Meade planted the bulbs.

Big Mike বলেছেন...

I love fritillaries, and I've never had any success growing them. Okay, Meade, what's the trick?

AmPowerBlog বলেছেন...

That looks quite summery over there, heh. We're having hot summer-like weather in SoCal.

n বলেছেন...

Fritillaria meleagris. Cercis canadensis. Amelanchier. Phew.

Original Mike বলেছেন...

Those are mighty big trees you grew there, Meade. May I inquire as to your ferilizer?

Ann Althouse বলেছেন...

The serviceberry was planted in November 2009 (on the same day as the elm that you see at the far left of the photo). Here's the post showing the planting. Lots of really nice comments on it.

Kevin বলেছেন...

"All photographed by Meade — and grown by Meade."

All hail The Great Meade!

The preceding message was paid for by Citizens for Meade.

Greg Hlatky বলেছেন...

;No two-cycle engines were used in maintaining this garden."

Michael K বলেছেন...

I love dogwoods.

It was 104 in Tucson as I set out for Ace Hardware.

Original Mike বলেছেন...

"It was 104 in Tucson as I set out for Ace Hardware."

Not to worry. It's only April (oh, wait ...).

Meade বলেছেন...

"May I inquire as to your ferilizer?"

Compos.

Original Mike বলেছেন...

I was referring to the big (oak?) trees.

David বলেছেন...

". . . redbud, serviceberry, house, Audi."

robinintn বলেছেন...

Redbuds are my very favorite flowering tree - I love that the flowers are right on the branches; and I love that they're really pinkish purple, not red at all.

Ann Althouse বলেছেন...

The house is 94 years old.

The Audi is 12 years old.

Ann Althouse বলেছেন...

"I was referring to the big (oak?) trees."

I knew.

The tree on the right side of the photo is an oak. The one on the other side is actually an ash tree, which Meade kind of wanted to have removed, but he was talked into just having it trimmed quite a lot.

There is a bigger oak tree in the back yard. Basically, there are a lot of old trees in this neighborhood, some identified as dating back to the Revolutionary War era. Meade says we live in a forest.

ddh বলেছেন...

A good-looking yard, indeed.

Original Mike বলেছেন...

"Meade says we live in a forest. "

Had a lot to do with why I bought the house I did.

We had two ash trees in the side yard. Took one down because it was right in the path. Broke my heart but had to do it.

Michael K বলেছেন...

My house is only dated to 1973 but there are houses here that go back to 1927. My lawyer's office is in a 1907 house.

Downtown and makes a very nice legal office.

Fritz বলেছেন...

Redbuds are my very favorite flowering tree - I love that the flowers are right on the branches; and I love that they're really pinkish purple, not red at all.

Then you need to drive up I 68 from Cumberland MD to Morgantown WV in spring. The are whole hillsides of Redbud in bloom.

Hagar বলেছেন...

The main part of my late sister's house was mentioned in a document from 1535.
Owning a house in a "historic district" is a major pain in the lower back.

Michael K বলেছেন...

"Owning a house in a "historic district" is a major pain in the lower back."

My friends in England live in which has a back garden wall made from the original Roman wall of the city.

The house is gorgeous and they have had no trouble with the preservationists but the house next door was bought by a woman for a million pounds. She then turned her architect son or daughter loose on it. They made no effort to talk to the city preservation people. The city is over a thousand years old.

The house stands vacant after two years.

Hagar বলেছেন...

The ruins of Chicester Castle can be seen in the distance from my sister's house.