A Rose in the Garden

Can you think of a lovelier name for a tree than a Forest Pansy Redbud? This is a different redbud than I highlighted previously but has tha...

Blooming White for Mother's Day - Saint for a Day? Tree Peony Iris Sweet Woodruff Deutzia Shrub   Blooming Pink for Mother's D...

Stealing the flower show last week, in my opinion, were the white crabapples. I only photographed the one in my aunt's chicken yard but ...

For years an overgrown evergreen grew in this spot. Frustated with the unsuccessful attempts to trim it back, a few years ago I asked permis...

Yesterday's post paraphrased part of Garrison Keillor's famous Lake Wobegon phrase, substituting Michigan trees for "where all ...

The new growth on conifers (cone-bearing evergreens) is one of the bonuses of spring that I enjoy here in West Michigan, where all the trees...

This tulip has been developing its bulb from deep down in my front lawn for the 18 + years we have lived here. Last year the bud wa...

I planted this patch of pansies last October at church and they have come back in full glory this spring. I have always loved pansies with ...

Kaufmanniana Tulip 'Heart's Delight' Primula - Primrose Hyacinth in Ivy Bed Brunnera macrophylla and "stolen" f...