This is the 50-year-old flowering crab tree at the back of my property line. It is lopsided because a few years ago a giant pine tree fell on it during a storm. It will have to come down soon. Each year we lose a few more branches.
The buds and petals are still gorgeous so it's difficult to know when to make the decision to terminate it's life. We don't want it to give up and crash onto the garden so it might have to be this year. :(
This is at the base of the hill shooting at the herbs. You can see all of the green. This is one of my favorite times in Michigan. Everything is so green it almost hurts your eyes. But isn't it lovely?
And the other side of the path. So many daylilies coming up with promises of beautiful blooms. How exciting!
We've made a good start at getting the mulch down. The pond is cleaned and running. The birds and frogs are happy.
The mulching is down in the front garden and all around the house and garage. I hope to finish the mulching of the main garden today. Sigh !!! All is well.
One of the most important things a gardener does is look. The rewards are immeasurable. Elsa Bakalar.
3 comments:
Jane Marie, Your flowering crab is still so lovely. Such a shame to have to take it down.
Your garden is looking beautiful! I love it when everything turns green once again. It looks like a different world.
Your gardens are gorgeous! I would hate to lose such a lovely old tree. Think of the things it's seen.
This is my favorite time of year, & Crabapples are a big part of it. We had to cut down an old Crabapple several years ago. In its place we planted a 'Prairefire' Crabapple. Having a disease resistant cultivar made the loss of the tree much easier to bear.
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