EVERYTHING'S IN BLOOM AT ONCE!

MARSH MARIGOLDS

STAR MAGNOLIA

GRANDDAUGHTER ALLISON AND P.J.M. RHODODENDRON...

...BRACE OF BLOOMS

Tuesday, 8:00 AM.  46 degrees F on the porch.  Wind ENE, gusty.  The sky is mostly overcast at present.  The humidity is 75%, and the barometer is rising, now at 30.00".  It is much cooler than yesterday.
   We are planting city street trees, so it will be a busy, busy day.  Son Dutch arrived from Texas late last night.
   The marsh marigolds, Caltha palustris, gave no hint at all of occupying the roadside ditches, and suddenly on Saturday there they were, in full bloom, everywhere along the country roads.  The magnolias, some of which do pretty well here if they are close to the lake and in a good spot, are also blooming.  The one pictured is a star magnolia, Magnolia stellata, probably the cultivar  'Dr. Merrill'.
   The hardier azaleas and Rhododendrons (both are technically Rhododendrons, the azaleas being deciduous) do well also near the lake, the Rhododendron cultivar 'P.J.M.' being very dependable.
   We have had a few warm days after an exceptionally late spring, and everything's in bloom at once!