Our apple tree is blooming! We lucked out, and it somehow missed the many April freezes to start blooming May 18!
Here’s a picture of a grape vine in a pot, started in the nursery this winter. Grapes like warm temps before they start leafing out. This is St. Theresa Seedless grape, Plant Select winner, and hardy to 8000′. Xander is showing that dogs can stand and sleep at the same time.
Xander and St. Theresa Grapevine
The grapevine in the pot got an early start this spring in our hoophouse; the grapevine in the garden is just now leafing out! (It’s a different variety, so it might not be fair to compare.)
Can you see the buds swelling near the top of the vine? Maybe not, but there are signs of life here, trust me. You might notice this vine needs pruning, and it was on my list of things to do way back in March. I’ve finally figured out that putting things on a list does not guarantee that they’ll get done–such a disappointing realization.
Three black-chinned female hummingbirds. They’re not as colorful as the males, but I liked this picture of them near the feeder. We have lots of hummers here now, at the flowers and the feeder. I always think of them as preferring red flowers, but yesterday I saw them drinking from a honeysuckle vine with yellow flowers. Wish I’d had the camera then. Kintzley’s Ghost honeysuckle is known for it’s showy silver bracts, that shine like full moons, but the flowers are really pretty, too, and liked by hummingbirds.
Kintzley’s Ghost Honeysuckle, Plant Select Winner 2006
