Spring Yet?

Thusie

Nice sunny day and little wind so..Out to play

Juniper 'Mother Load' getteing ready to show off



The Rhodie is ready



Chief Joseph..Odd looking





One of my favs Skylands (yes it is really that color)

John Mueller

Yes yes yes yes!
Looks like you getting an early one.
I havent notice any blooms:cry
Thanks for sharing.

ivar

Nice, i like them. No 2 is my favorite for sure. No 3 looks scary hehehehehe.

Isn't today the start of meteorological spring?

saurora

Nice series, but I especially like number 2....beautiful colors and lighting. Would be fun to go back and shoot same bud as it progresses, if you can find it again!!!!

Thusie

John Mueller wrote:

Yes yes yes yes!
Looks like you getting an early one.
I havent notice any blooms:cry
Thanks for sharing.

Aha John even tho it hasn't been a bad winter it has been a blah winter, so the budding is nice. Thanks for looking.:):

Thusie

ivar wrote:

Nice, i like them. No 2 is my favorite for sure. No 3 looks scary hehehehehe.

Yes #3 IS quite scary, not quite sure what it reminds me of tho'.:D

Appreciate you taking a look, thanks

Thusie

saurora wrote:

fun to go back and shoot same bud as it progresses, if you can find it again!!!!

Saurora,


Actually I can find it again. All those shot were taken within 6 feet of my back door and that Rhodie has an odd growth habit. So what a great idea you have there, will do and thanks

Awais Yaqub

Great pictures loved the detail

Thusie

Thank you Awais. I appreciate you taking the time to look!

GraphyFotoz

Nothing above freezing here for about a week now.
Nothing for the coming week either.
Thus no sign of Spring yet!:cry
UGGGGGGGGGG

Thusie

GraphyFotoz wrote:

Nothing above freezing here for about a week now.
Nothing for the coming week either.
Thus no sign of Spring yet!:cry
UGGGGGGGGGG

Poor Graphy, nasty weather Blah! I'm not really getting my hopes up here either, its Ohio, we could have a freakin blizzard next week

Lord Vetinari

Neat shots Thusie,
I'm rather interested in the Rhodadendron (I collect ones that interesting leaves) Looks a bit like one I have that has very waxy off white/slightly pink flowers.
Brian V.

Thusie

Thanks Brian.:):


That Rhodi is an odd one, the leaves are green in summer, turn the color in the pic in winter. It is one of the PMJ's would have to look up which one.
I should get a picture of the one out front, it is a show stopper and at times traffic too. It is an old style single trunk and the leaves are so thick you can't see the inside branch structure 10' high and 8+' across. In bloom it is a solid mass of 6" light pink flowers.

So what type is you one with with the waxy flowers? Rhodies and azaleas are so nice in early spring. I like interesting leaves and that applies to the conifers as well as the Japanese maples, drives Don nuts.

Lord Vetinari

Thusie wrote:

Thanks Brian.:):


That Rhodi is an odd one, the leaves are green in summer, turn the color in the pic in winter. It is one of the PMJ's would have to look up which one.
I should get a picture of the one out front, it is a show stopper and at times traffic too. It is an old style single trunk and the leaves are so thick you can't see the inside branch structure 10' high and 8+' across. In bloom it is a solid mass of 6" light pink flowers.

So what type is you one with with the waxy flowers? Rhodies and azaleas are so nice in early spring. I like interesting leaves and that applies to the conifers as well as the Japanese maples, drives Don nuts.

Fraid I do not know the species- I went through a phase a while ago of collecting the seeds from interesting rhodies in many of the National Trust gardens around here- Now have quite an interesting collection of them that are blooming- most of them are the ones with largish narrow leaves that are hairy underneath- either white or brown fuzz- mostly pink or Red flowers. I do have one other which has more normal leaves but produces large heads of floppy flowers instead of the head being tight as normal. Plus a couple with the giant leaves upto a foot long. - I'll take some pics when they start flowering this year.
Brian V.
Brian V.

dancinkate

wow....I REALLY love #2. Absolutely gorgeous.

Thusie

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Plus a couple with the giant leaves upto a foot long. - I'll take some pics when they start flowering this year.
Brian V.
Brian V.

A foot long? Wow. Looking forward to the pictures

Thusie

dancinkate wrote:

wow....I REALLY love #2. Absolutely gorgeous.

Thank you!