Happy First Day of Spring!

Yesterday was the first day of spring and I can't think of anywhere more beautiful to be on the first day of spring than my dad's garden in Red Bluff. He's been working this garden for the past 20 years and let me tell you it is pretty incredible!

Particularly outstanding this year are the small yellow tulips that are blooming in the border around the house. My dad used to plant a hybrid tulip breed but for the last couple of years he's been doing these small non-hybrid tulips that are native plants from Afghanistan. His Japenese maples are looking great too. The shot below is of an incredible bright red one in the yard. Pics below also include shots of a magnolia tree that is still in bloom, some nice sedum in the park strip, and a shot of my mom's indoor violets that are looking quite beautiful too.

Here are the pics from around the garden yesterday, I hope you find them inspiring!

Happy spring to all!

--Lila

Quick Spring Pics!

I am loving this time change! It's a little hard on the body but at least I can come home and appreciate what is happening in the garden while it's still light.

Today I was particularly struck by the blooms on our carolina jessamine and had to post the pics. We planted it about a year ago in our backyard against our fence. Our hope when we planted it was that it would eventually cover the fence but it doesn't quite seem like that's going to happen due to the way the vines are climbing. No regrets about the decision to plant it however because it blooms so beautifully and attracts so many bees- which I just love! I just planted some creeping fig this weekend and hopefully in a few years that will be the solution to covering the fence!

Hope you all are enjoying this season as much as I am!

Lila