A Bloy and his Blog

Irises blooming are always a sign to me that summer has begun.

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That weed & feed I put on my lawn certainly seems to have done a good job feeding the weeds.

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I celebrated Earth Day today by hiking through the Arboretum.

In the horticultural gardens, the blooming crabapple trees seemed to be at their peak.

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Someday I’d like know why the blossoms of the bleeding heart evolved to that shape. These are from the perennial beds in front of my house.

When I see irises close up, sometimes they look as if they’re laughing hysterically with their tongues hanging out. Maybe this one’s just happy spring came early this year?

Two weeks ago, a snow storm brought five inches of snow to Madison.

With the summer-like, record temperatures we’re now experiencing, snowdrops were the only snow I could find on the ground today.

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I don’t think of late October as being a good time for flowers.

But when I visited Olbrich Gardens this afternoon, I saw some gorgeous autumn blossoms, like these zinnias.

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