What's blooming now 2018 - Wildlife Gardeners

linrose · 04-15-2018, 03:09 PM

Now that spring is finally starting to appear although late in most parts in the east, it's time to start posting what's blooming in your gardens, woods, and fields.

Today the fothergilla is starting to bloom. Woodland wildflowers have been blooming awhile now.

weedy feilds · 04-15-2018, 09:03 PM

The only thing blooming around here is some white thing that seems to cover everything.

Not snow on the mountain, just snow, lots of it.

turttle · 04-17-2018, 06:11 PM

Weedy fields, that is why I live in the South! It did snow a little first week of April, but it didn’t stick and now I have leaves and flowers all over. Of course, our summers are awful!

I am in Texas now, where I can’t name the wildflowers. At home in Chapel Hill as I left, I also had fothergilla, spicebush, phlox, celandine poppies, bluebells and trillium blooming. It is fun to watch the progression of spring as each plant/shrub/tree comes into leaf and bud at its own time.

weedy feilds · 04-18-2018, 07:48 AM

I've been to NC, a nice state, lots of forest.
But your right about the summers.
70's are about as warm as I'd like to see it.
I do enjoy the winter.
the most frustrating part is Springs like this where it starts to warm up, you get outside projects started and then the weather changes and your projects sit for a couple of days to a week.
More snow is predicted for today, 3-5 inches. but the weekend is going to be in the mid '50's.

Snow in May is not uncommon but at that time of the year you can have 6 inches one day and by noon the next day it'll be pretty much gone. So its not so bad.

On a side note with the warmer weather coming I'm going to put my starter trays of plants out in the warm sun, hopefully they will get some significant growth. They have been sort sitting idle and not doing much for the last 2 weeks or so.

MrILoveTheAnts · 04-18-2018, 03:46 PM

Twinleaf,
Bloodroot Flowering,
Bloodroot Not Flowering,
Spring Beauty,

MrILoveTheAnts · 04-18-2018, 03:48 PM

Hepatica,
Jacob's Ladder,
Spice Bush (and an Ant)

Virginia Bluebells is also flowering but I haven't gotten a good photo for it this year.

katjh · 04-18-2018, 04:58 PM

Nuttin' but SNOW here right now. I did have one tiny, brave Pasque flower blooming before the snow arrived.

dapjwy · 04-18-2018, 08:42 PM

Not blooming yet, but getting a little closer...

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(Virginia bluebells)

weedy feilds · 04-18-2018, 09:24 PM

Nothing blooming here, as mentioned earlier we got a couple of inches more of snow this evening.

On a sad side note there are reports of dead Robins from several people.
Wife's friend had 2 dead ones in yard and several of her other coworkers have seen dead Robins as well.

havalotta · 04-19-2018, 10:29 PM

We were fortunate enough to receive nearly 30 inches this week. Snowdrops blend in quite well!

04-15-2018, 03:09 PM	#1
linrose WG Fundraising Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky	What's blooming now 2018 Now that spring is finally starting to appear although late in most parts in the east, it's time to start posting what's blooming in your gardens, woods, and fields. Today the fothergilla is starting to bloom. Woodland wildflowers have been blooming awhile now. Attached Thumbnails __________________ “To be whole. To be complete. Wildness reminds us what it means to be human, what we are connected to rather than what we are separate from.” ― Terry Tempest Williams

04-17-2018, 06:11 PM	#3
turttle Curious George & UAOKA recipient Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC	Weedy fields, that is why I live in the South! It did snow a little first week of April, but it didn’t stick and now I have leaves and flowers all over. Of course, our summers are awful! I am in Texas now, where I can’t name the wildflowers. At home in Chapel Hill as I left, I also had fothergilla, spicebush, phlox, celandine poppies, bluebells and trillium blooming. It is fun to watch the progression of spring as each plant/shrub/tree comes into leaf and bud at its own time. __________________ There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, this is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar. - Lord Byron Turttle's pollinator garden

04-18-2018, 03:46 PM	#5
MrILoveTheAnts 1st Place Winner Winner Butterfly/Moth Contest & Official Ant Man Join Date: May 2009 Location: New Jersey	Twinleaf, Bloodroot Flowering, Bloodroot Not Flowering, Spring Beauty, Attached Thumbnails __________________ MrILoveTheAnt's Blog, Ant Chat, & Native Plants for Honeybees

04-18-2018, 03:48 PM	#6
MrILoveTheAnts 1st Place Winner Winner Butterfly/Moth Contest & Official Ant Man Join Date: May 2009 Location: New Jersey	Hepatica, Jacob's Ladder, Spice Bush (and an Ant) Virginia Bluebells is also flowering but I haven't gotten a good photo for it this year. Attached Thumbnails __________________ MrILoveTheAnt's Blog, Ant Chat, & Native Plants for Honeybees

04-18-2018, 04:58 PM	#7
katjh Hippie Gardener Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Michigan	Nuttin' but SNOW here right now. I did have one tiny, brave Pasque flower blooming before the snow arrived. __________________ One with the earth, with the sky, one with everything in life. I believe it will start with conviction of the heart. ~Kenny Loggins~

04-15-2018, 09:03 PM	#2
weedy feilds Grub Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: WI	The only thing blooming around here is some white thing that seems to cover everything. Not snow on the mountain, just snow, lots of it.

04-18-2018, 07:48 AM	#4
weedy feilds Grub Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: WI	I've been to NC, a nice state, lots of forest. But your right about the summers. 70's are about as warm as I'd like to see it. I do enjoy the winter. the most frustrating part is Springs like this where it starts to warm up, you get outside projects started and then the weather changes and your projects sit for a couple of days to a week. More snow is predicted for today, 3-5 inches. but the weekend is going to be in the mid '50's. Snow in May is not uncommon but at that time of the year you can have 6 inches one day and by noon the next day it'll be pretty much gone. So its not so bad. On a side note with the warmer weather coming I'm going to put my starter trays of plants out in the warm sun, hopefully they will get some significant growth. They have been sort sitting idle and not doing much for the last 2 weeks or so.

04-18-2018, 08:42 PM	#8
dapjwy WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Pennsylvania	Not blooming yet, but getting a little closer... (Virginia bluebells) __________________ "If suburbia were landscaped with meadows, prairies, thickets or forests, or combinations of these, then the water would sparkle, fish would be good to eat again, birds would sing and human spirits would soar." ~ Lorrie Otto ~ A Native Backyard Blog ~

04-18-2018, 09:24 PM	#9
weedy feilds Grub Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: WI	Nothing blooming here, as mentioned earlier we got a couple of inches more of snow this evening. On a sad side note there are reports of dead Robins from several people. Wife's friend had 2 dead ones in yard and several of her other coworkers have seen dead Robins as well.

04-19-2018, 10:29 PM	#10
havalotta WG Prize & Gift Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan	We were fortunate enough to receive nearly 30 inches this week. Snowdrops blend in quite well! __________________ The successful woman is the woman that had the chance and took it! A walk among the elusive Whitetail Deer

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