Spring sneaks in slowly when the pointed tips of daffodils break the soil and breath in the air, soaking up the sun rays. Spring sneaks in when small buds on trees and bushes begin to swell.
But once spring sneaks it, it breaks forth with an amazing energy as leaves unfurl overnight, and flowers burst open in bloom, filling the air with fragrance.
We returned home Monday night from a weekend away to find not only the fallen redbud tree, but many other things that had happened while we were gone.
The hyacinths we planted a week or two ago are now in full bloom and fragrant.
One of my favorites, the bleeding hearts that we planted our first summer here in 2010 are cascading between the boulders in the lower section of the St. Francis Garden.
The daffodils that were planted by previous owners are blooming in the Angel Garden.
Another spring favorite of mine, the viburnum, with their wonderful, sweet fragrance are in full bloom along the far top edge of the Angel Garden.
I will have to bring a few blossoms inside.
The tulip tree is still blooming, but is starting to fade. I wasn’t able to capture a photo I was satisfied with.
Just a few short weeks ago the Japanese Maple looked barren and bereft.
This is what we found when we arrived home.
These large hostas were just small little probes above the soil, an inch or two in length, last week before we left on Friday. This is how they look now.
And the creeping phlox is putting on its showy carpet along our front walk.
When spring bursts forth it is truly a wonder to behold.
Have a great weekend.
Christine M. Grote 
Such beauty of spring to behold everyday! What a blessing. I think I see a lot of yard work to keep you young and attractive.
There is certainly a lot of yard work ahead. Not sure that it will keep me young or make me attractive.. .
Your Japanese Maple is gorgeous! I think bleeding hearts are so interesting and pretty!
They are a fascinating little flower, aren’t they? I really love the white ones, but they didn’t have those in stock when we were buying them.
Your garden looks beautiful. We’re getting a long steady rainfall here that is expected to last the next few days. That should help the plants.
They will probably burst open once the sun hits them again.
Oh, your flowers all look so gorgeous, Christine. Hope you have a lovely weekend.
Hugs,
Kathy
Thank you, Kathy. I hope you’re having a great weekend too. I spent the day at my parents’ yesterday. That was okay. My sister and I were able to clean off a nice little glassed in porch for my mom that had turned into a storage area through the chaos of Annie’s death, my grandmother’s death (and removal of personal possessions), and my dad’s condition. It felt good to clear the space.
My mom is having a tough time now that she’s decided to get the hospital bed and it has been approved. She needs to schedule a delivery date. I wanted to give her a little extra support yesterday, so I went up and spent the day. It usually makes me feel better when I do that.
Your garden is really beautiful, you must put in such a lot of work to it, thanks for sharing it. 🙂
Right now we’re putting in a ton of work because of invasive ivy that was here when we moved in. I posted a lot about it last year and will likely do so again this. It’s a bad, time-consuming, dirty job. We have to hand-sift through every square inch of the dirt to eliminate the persistent ivy runners.
You have gorgeous flower gardens! It’s such a joy to look at your pics and read your comments…my tulips are just popping out of the ground, so your photos leave me so excited to see my own gardens (should be soon!). I love the little owl too…cute.
I hope you will be able to enjoy your garden soon.
WOW!!! Bleeding hearts already??? WOW!!! Our’s are literally 1/2 inch tall! Gorgeous garden, amazing!
It doesn’t take long for them to pop up and bloom given the right conditions. You’ll see yours soon.
Everything is so pretty, Christine. What a lovely surprise to find. I noticed a tulip tree in our neighborhood the other day! They are really pretty.
The best surprise were the bleeding hearts. I looked out the door, and wow, there they were.
love the bleeding heart amongst the rocks. Great juxtaposition.
Thank you. They look lovely, don’t they? Purely accidental on my part. Nature often seems to help me out with that.
Beautiful shots! Very inspiring!
Your garden is so beautiful, bursting with life. 🙂