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Redbud 'Flame Thrower' (Cercis canadensis) As May comes to an end, I thought I would share some trees that look good now.  First, the insanely beautiful 'Flame Thrower' redbud. I always hesitate to praise this tree because of their finicky nature. So far, so good on this one which is near our front door.  Snowbell and 'Wolf's Eyes' Dogwood in the background The Snowbell tree ( Styrax japonica ) has been spectacular for many weeks. I was up on the roof of the garden shed this morning and got an aerial view of it. It looks so much larger from above. The blooms are so heavy that the branches are bending down. A few years ago, I recall standing underneath it and the roar from bees buzzing around it was deafening. Last week, I was saddened to hear no bees at all. Fortunately, there are some a week later but not nearly as many as in the past. On the opposite side is 'Wolf's Eye' Dogwood ( Cornus kousa ) which always delivers. This is a small dogwood c...

More snow

We woke up to snow on Saturday morning. It didn't last long and was gone by mid-morning but I managed to get some photos before it melted.









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  1. Your garden looks so nice with the snow on it. Looks like a coating of frosting.

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  2. I guess it's easy to appreciate the artistic frosting when the duration is hours instead of months! Nice photos, Phillip!

    Annie at the Transplantable Rose

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  3. Snow on Camellias is not my idea of a scenic winter wonderland. I hope the blossoms are OK. The rest of your garden is enhanced by the temporary frosting. Lovely pics!

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  4. Phillip, I hope that was the last cold snap we are going to have. How crazy is this weather acting? 77 degrees one day snow a couple of days later.

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  5. Pretty, but I hope it didn't harm your camellia flowers.

    By the way, I'd love to see a post about your purple wall. How it fits into your garden, how it was constructed, etc.

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  6. I was just asking about the weather in 'Bama and didn't scroll down and see this post !

    Now that's the kind of snow that I like -short and sweet. Hope it didn't harm anything.

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  7. It is prety, but I'm so over snow!

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