Nature's palette - Volume 4 of 6

There are those who spread their paint all over the place - and then there are the 'neat-niks'!







Welcome to Volume 4, where you'll get to look to the south (at location 7 at the back of the lot - 12,395 square feet for 'info-nerds') and turn then around (to face north at location 8) towards the house - .

A couple of years ago, I took a porch rail off the front of the house and set it on the back line of the lot as a backdrop for a flower bed.

                               Location 7 – The bottom (back) of the yard – looking south

                                                                      Late March (2014)

                                                                       Late April

Yes!  Daffodils do not normally appear here until early to mid April - not like in Wales where there are abundant for St David's Day (March 1st)

                                                                        Mid May

    For some reason, this rose bush does not bloom until a few weeks after some of the others in the yard.

                                                                             Early June 

                         This rose bush always blooms later than the others in Locations 2 - 4, and 6

                                                                          Mid July

                              The pink Spirea begin to die off, but the rose blooms linger.

                                                                   Mid-August - the 'Alice View'

Mid-September

First day of Fall - new pink blooms have appeared outside of the 'Spirea' .

Mid-October

Blasted rabbits have eaten some of the smaller flowers

                                                                        Mid November

                                            Think the snow must have scared the rabbits off

Mid-December

Only the shadows are growing - but Solstice is only a week away

Mid-January (2015)

Well, the fencing was already white anyway! 

Late-February (2015)

Looks like repair is needed on that edging-wood

                                  Location 8 – looking north, to the back of the house 

When we moved in - this weekend, 14 years ago - there was not one single tree in the back-yard. Perhaps the most noticeable change, as Winter advances to Summer, is in the tree foliage - see the changes on the River Birch (far left) and on (center) the Bradford Pear, with its beautiful white blossoms in April.  

                                                                        Late March (2014)

                                                                         Mid April

                                                                          Mid May

                                                                           Early June

                  Not too much changing here - maybe some a little growth on the grasses by the patio

Mid July

       This is the time of year that the grass starts to dry out and begins to beg for water as it turns yellowish.

Mid-August - the 'Alice View'

Mid-September

Back to the 'normal' view 

Mid-October

                                                                          Mid November

                              Just a week or so before the first snowfall - the leaves turned color quickly

Mid-December

Well, that's about it for the shedding of leaves for this year

Mid-January (2015) 

The few remaining leaves of December have finally gone too. 

Late-February (2015)

Additions will be made throughout the year. Check the other Volumes too via these quick-link:

Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
Volume 4 - don't forget to come back here each month.
Volume 5
Volume 6