The northeast corner of Mississippi, USA zone 7
Bird Alert!
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| Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, April 13, 2018 |
The Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are on their way north. If you live in their migratory path, put the feeders out as soon as your nighttime temperatures are above freezing.
We have not yet mowed the grass this year, so we have plenty of wildflowers blooming. I think this is a fleabane (Aster family).
Wild Violets have formed a large patch under the apple and pear trees.
Another native plant, the Red Buckeye shrub attracts Hummingbirds, Bees, and Butterflies.
The Flowering Dogwoods (native to the southeastern US) are blooming down in our woods.
My mother-in-law bought this pink Flowering Dogwood many years ago, so she gets credit for this one. She lived to be 92, and I inherited all her plants - a beautiful legacy.
The Hellebores blooms are faded, but still hanging on.
If I remember correctly, this is 'Blue Moon' Phlox.
Clematis buds - the promise of things to come!
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What a legacy to inherit those plants, especially that dogwood - it's beautiful. How wonderful to see hummingbirds!
ReplyDelete...my Hellebores are covered with ice this morning, thanks for sharing all of this spring beauty.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful to have that legacy from your mother in law. Loved all your photos - a sneak peak of the spring that is finally coming to us in upstate New York (today, areas just to the north and east of us are having freezing rain.)
ReplyDeleteHow truly special to enjoy each year the return of inherited plants from your mother-in-law. Such a sweet reminder of her! Your hummingbirds are adorable! We're lucky to have one species that stays year-round.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great legacy to inherit your MIL's plants and keep them going. We are not blooming out this way so much yet. Our Dogwoods are way behind
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I'm envious that you have hummingbirds already. I've not seen a single one in my yard yet. Normally they are here by the end of March. And along with the hummingbirds, you have such lovely blooms. A profusion of riches!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cheerful post! We are having 2 days of ice pellets and freezing rain!
ReplyDeleteYou and I have many of the same plants blooming. I forgot to list my dogwood. I love yours. I also wrote about our violets. I love them even if they aren't beloved by others. Happy Bloom Day Lea. ~~Dee
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You have a lot of beautiful blooms! Love the violets, and the lilac is gorgeous!
Happy Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!
Lovely blooms, Lea. Happy GBBD! When we were in Charleston and Savannah, I noticed that the Red Buckeye was blooming and I expected to see hummingbirds, but I didn't. Last year at this time, I put out my feeders this weekend. But we just had an ice/snow storm and it's cold. My first sighting of hummingbirds is usually the first week of May, but it may be delayed this year. Happy spring--hopefully, it will eventually make an appearance here in the north. ;-)
ReplyDeleteOh lovely Spring flowers.... the violets especially bring memories of Oregon... they grew everywhere this time of year, even in the lawn~
ReplyDeleteIt appears the hummingbirds flew past you on the 13th and then arrived here yesterday in the evening (April 14th). I am glad they are back even though they are a bit quarrelsome.
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Though our weather has been terrible, I have had my first hummingbird visitors this weekend.
ReplyDeleteLove the photo of the Clematis - the buds are truly a promise of things to come!
ReplyDeleteAll your flowering trees are so beautiful! I have been watching the hummingbird migration maps, and see that they are about 200 miles south of me. I haven't put out my feeders yet, but I do hope the hummers wait awhile--it's snowing here again today!
ReplyDeleteI used to put out a feeder for our resident hummers, but now I rely on just my flowers to feed them. Your dogwood and buckeye are beautiful, two flowers I don't have. Thanks for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteI love all your beautiful blooms and the hummingbird! I had put out a hummingbird feeder for years with not a single visitor, but would see a passer-by getting nectar from my Crape Myrtle at the send of the season. Your dogwood is such a lovely legacy.
ReplyDeleteLove seeing your fleabane, Lea! It used to grow in my garden when I lived in Missouri. Happy GBBD!
ReplyDeleteYou have some fabulous flowers, Lea! I fell in love with dogwoods when I lived in GA and am trying to grow one here. It's wonderful that you can keep your mom's legacy of flowers going :)
ReplyDeleteLove those hummingbirds!
ReplyDeletehi never seen that color of phlox,your bird planter is amazing
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