Sunday, April 19, 2009

Spring - Phase II

At the Paco Command Center, the daffodils (or jonquils, as the case may be) have given way to tulips.






And the self-pollinating pear tree is in bloom.


Beautiful time of year...

12 comments:

JeffS said...

Beautiful indeed, Paco.

My command post, alas, requires trimming, weed whacking, and liberal application of weed killer. And then I'll have to mow the lawn again.

But the cherry tree is blossoming, very prettily!

Minicapt said...

... needs more 'dente d'lions' ...

Cheers

Mr. Bingley said...

Man, look how green that lawn is.

Want to borrow my dog to get some yellow patches in it?

Anonymous said...

Beautiful garden Mr Paco
OT for a moment but I wanted to say to all the Americans who,rightly so,got upset about the "tea bagging"coments made by err reporters.Tea Bagging is what your government is doing you.The government is spending your cash on what and who they want and when you complain they are saying to you"suck my nuts"

Paco said...

Thanks, Bingley, but Mabel - the official dog of Paco Enterprises - can probably handle that.

Anonymous: Sadly true.

richard mcenroe said...

You stole those flowers from the poor and oppressed people of color in the Third World, din'cha, you limbic-challenged swine?

-- J. Garofalo

Carol said...

Beautiful command post you've got, Paco. Sadly, here (just south of Tampa) the only thing blooming is the hibiscus. Lost pretty much everything else during an unexpected non-global warming event.

Anonymous said...

Are those day lilies I spy by the fence?

A neighbor had a whole bank of them that, when they were in bloom, were a beautiful sight. He took a dislike to them one day and tore them all out. Harumph.

Retread

Paco said...

Retread: Yep, those are day lilies (good spotting!)

richard mcenroe said...

I've been clearing weeds around my apartment building. So far I think I've been exposed to more chemicals than New Jersey tap water.

I haveta say, tho, I haven't noticed much effect from all the herbicides save for an inexplicable urge to watch Spanish-language TV...

kc said...

Lovely, Paco. Just lovely.

My Florida-native hibiscus is making a comeback, as is the philodendron and the bird-of-paradise we thought had died after multiple sessions of global non-warming. Woo HOO!

I also have volunteer sunflowers, and planted some tomatoes (one grape, one bush cherry, one hybrid bred specially for hot humid weather) and cucumbers that will be worth their weight in gold in a few short weeks - fruit has formed, and is maturing nicely!

Will post picture one of these days, really I will.

Paco said...

KC: One thing I loved about living in Florida was you could grow hibiscus like weeds. I found a perennial variety that grows here in Virginia, and I put up some pictures when it blooms (big gaudy flowers, the size of bread plates!)