A Story
The Lemmings
"It's a beautiful day for a jump," enthused Frank Lemming. "Let's sing our happy song as we mosey over to the cliff."
The crowd around him cheered.
"Why are we jumping?" asked a young lemming.
"Everybody's doing it," was the reply.
Becky and Joe Lemming watched nervously. They knew about gravity but people didn't want to listen to their warnings about it.
"Here we go," shouted Frank as he stepped off into space. The others followed. No one cried out in fear. They didn't believe in gravity.
Becky and Joe couldn't bear to watch the devastation and sadly crept home.
Virginia bluebell is a native plant in Virginia. It makes a lovely clump of blue bell-shaped flowers tinged with pink. When the weather gets hot, the leaves die back but it is a hardy perennial. Click on photo for full-width picture.
A couple of vibrant lily shaped tulips. At the edge of the forest something ate a few tulip flowers. Likely was a deer wandering through. They definitely like tulip flowers.
This is a combination I bought from Veseys last fall. I really like the colour combination of the lemony daffodils and maroon tulips. The only thing I don't like is that the tulips are much shorter than the daffodils. The bloom times do coincide which is what I was hoping for.
A nice patch of tulips that keeps coming back year after year. The cooler temperatures this spring have kept the blooms fresh for a couple of weeks. These tulips are in a bed that is a bit raised and is quite dry due to trees nearby but tulips actually like being dry in the summer and it can help with reblooming the following year. They get full sun in the spring and will be in partial shade in summer.
Yes, I know dandelions are a weed but don't they look lovely surrounded by the mixed colours of the forget-me-nots? Forget-me-nots are biennial so they pop up in a variety of places. Some will spontaneously bloom in pink or white.
Bleeding heart is one of my favourite spring flowers. They look pretty with the blue brunnera. Bleeding heart can be easily divided in spring or fall. They enjoy partial shade and a humus rich soil that holds moisture but isn't soggy.
