Redbud
Have you noticed over the last week or so the brilliant purple/magenta flowering trees with a wavy and layered branch structure that cause the stunning masses of blossoms to seem as if they are floating on air? If so, you … Continue Reading ››
Golden Yew and Golden Shadows Dogwood
I am tempted to start humming 'Rain, Rain go Away', but I know if I do, I may have to do a rain dance at some point, so for now I … Continue Reading ››
The spring awakening is underway! The tree buds have begun to swell. The robins have returned. Spring blooming bulbs are using their stored energy; emerging once again and springing up in their usual hurry!
Redbud along St. Olaf Avenue
Minnesota Strain Redbud trees are now blossoming or forming blossoms. This is always an exciting time of year, as the stunning yellow of the Forsythia trees and shrubs is fading, the iridescent purple of Minnesota … Continue Reading ››
For the first time in many years, Redbud trees in the Northfield area failed to produce their normal outburst of shimmering purple/magenta blossoms this spring. Redbuds were not the only landscape plants that suffered from the winter of 2013-2014. Almost everyone lost established perennials, shrubs and … Continue Reading ››
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