I have tulip leaves in a sorts of places. But, I didn’t bother planting any last Fall. So this is a surprise and a treat.
This one
has been coming back for over a decade. It bloomed for 4 or 5 years and finally gave that up.
I may try lifting it when the greenery starts to die back and if I can do anything with it for next year.
A trip to Edenton, NC. 😁
Edenton was the first Capital of N.C. and its other claim to fame is a letter sent by the women of the town to King George telling him they would not be buying English tea if he continued his unreasonable taxes. Edenton calls it a Tea Party. But, they didn’t throw cases of tea into the Albemarle Sound. So, I think it was more of a boycott.
It’s a charming town with houses that are nearly 300 years old carefully maintained and walking distance to a great park at the end of the Main Street.
I think this family was having a picnic there last year, too.
The knees on the bald cypresses growing in and around the sound finally inspired me to look up the cause of that phenomenon. And it’s the water. If the ground ever dries out, the knees stop forming. Clearly, that will never happen to this tree.
It was a nice trip. But, I’ll be glad to stay home for a month until we head south for Artfields.
I have 3 Japanese quince in my yard. They surely do grow slowly.
This ‘Scarlet Storm’ was my first Japanese quince. My first mother-in-law had one in her yard and I always admired it. When I bought this house with a big, open, empty, sunny front yard, I felt like I had a good place for a similar plant. I think it doesn’t love NC clay as much as hers loved SC soil because it has not grown as flamboyantly. But, I haven’t pruned it as agressively as my FIL did either.
This one was in a pot I bought to bonsai. When I was getting the potting soil off, I found that it was 2 plants. I put one in the ground and one in the pot. The one in the ground has been happier.
This is the bonsai that bloomed when I got it and has never done so again. I haven’t messed with it since potting, waiting for it to get happier in its pot. That hasn’t happened so I expect to shape it up some when it gets more consistently warm here.
My mother’s name is Jane. So, when we noticed the name of this tulip magnolia, I was amused.
Most years, it has gotten a little frostbite. But this year, the weather has been kind and she is stunning.
I am the Audience 