A Little Green

Of course, most of the focus right now is on flowers, and for good reason; we have been waiting for months for them. The flowers are beautiful, but I wanted to focus this post on the green that is coming out all over right now.

Golden Rain Tree Leaves



Full Moon Japanese Maple Flowers and Leaves



Bur Oak Leaves



This is amazing, you have to really look to find these little leaf buds on the Ginkgo.



October Glory Maple Fruits (Helicopters)



This is a variety that we just started carrying. It's called June Snow Dogwood. You can see already that the flowers are more like a rough leaf Dogwood. I will add more photos of these as the flowers open up.

June Snow



Musashino Zelkova
These leaves absolutely glow in the afternoon sun, and the reddish bracts are such a nice contrast.

Perennials & Shrubs

Yesterday was a perfect day to get out the camera. I noticed some things already blooming (besides ornamental trees) and thought I would focus on some perennials and shrubs in this post.

Sea Thrift have been blooming like crazy. This variety is Armeria maritima 'Splendens'. Very pretty with bright green leaves.



Pulsatilla vulgaris (Pasque Flower) has such a pretty bloom and the flowers are so fuzzy! They are often overlooked but do very well in the shade.





This is Chameleon Spurge (Euphorbia dulcis 'Chameleon'). This is just a hint of the colors that will emerge throughout the season. The flowers are not to showy, but the foliage more than makes up for them.


And now, a couple of shrubs:
The leaves of Oakleaf Hydrangea are just coming out, you can also see a hint of the fall color on the older leaves in the background.




And finally, this is Burkwood Viburnum in full bloom. They don't have a sttong fragrance like Dawn Viburnum, but what a bloom!