Goldfinches Passing Through

They'll be here a few weeks, seems like they never stay long.

'Megabucks' Iris

Beautiful Ruffles

Inherited this beauty...

Lauritzen Gardens (Omaha Botanical Center)

Tulips are the main event this time of year.

Chicago Botanical Garden - Finding an Old SD Card

We visited the Chicago Botanical Garden in 2012, but I apparently misplaced an SD card and was happy to find it today!

First Iris of the Year

I used to be obsessed with trying to find variety names of all my iris, but not so much any more since most were "inherited", and it was a guess on many.  My first non-dwarf iris of the season has bloomed.

I did find the name of the next Iris:  'Rare Edition'

Rio Samba

Dwarf Iris

     

Early Spring Flowers

Yellow Poppies (Celandine)

Bleeding Hearts

Snakes

Caught one of our garter snakes out on a cool day.  He was a little slow, so I had to redirect him away from the dog.

It's Spring Tilling Time!

After a week of rain, it finally dried out enough to till the vegetable garden.  I was able to get the peas, spinach, and onions planted before the next rain comes through.  It will be a few more weeks for the potatoes to go in.  Nice to get things going!

Pond of the Week

Another from a pond tour in central Iowa.

Pixie Daffodils

So much cheer in such a small package.

Pond of the Week

I've been on several garden and pond tours over the years. Not too often do you see the front entrance of a home require bridging over a pond to get to the front door.  The dry creek bed serves as overflow control, diverting the water around the house to the back yard.  I would think this would be a necessity.

Bird Feeder Raid

Guess I'll have to wire this together better!  They may be cute, but they don't need to empty my feeders so easily.  There's plenty to go around.

Black Squirrel

One of the things our area is known for is black squirrels.  They are cute, even if ornery at times.

A Blast from the Past

I'm currently in the process of going through all my old garden photos and transferring them to a new server.  It's been fun to see all the crazy gardening ideas I've tried over the years.  This one pops out as one of my favorites, although not financially logical to do year after year.  Now I grow vegetables in this area, but it was pretty awesome back when you could buy a flat of annuals for $6.