Category Archives: Trees

Looking In

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“Front Yard”
Heatherwood Spring

As well as view windows looking out to the surrounding hills from our garden, we have also designed windows looking into Heatherwood from outside the garden. This one is from our driveway looking down through our front yard. The bright green of the spring grass snakes through the various planting areas. Most of the perennials are showing their fresh new growth while the deciduous trees are just starting to leaf out. It is May 1, time for the spring explosion of life!

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Blooming Together

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“Crabapple Grove”
Heatherwood Spring

Last year our crabapples bloomed one at a time in sequence. This year five of seven have bloomed together. The remaining two in addition to the original one that came with the house when we moved in should be blooming any day now.

Today we finished our first week of spring planting, hopefully we will be able to finish late next week. We have about 2500 plants to put into the ground. Most are small ground cover plants, but they still take a lot of time. We are also adding several small shrubs to fill in the mid-tier in our Japanese and woodland areas. We are not planning on any additional planting in the Crabapple Grove area. We still have to decide how we want to cover the area covered with daffodils once they have bloomed. This is a project for another day.

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Almost Passed Me By

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“Crabapples in Bloom”
Heatherwood Spring

I have been so busy getting ready for and executing our spring planting that I almost missed the peak bloom on some of our crabapples. Today we took the time to take an early morning stroll before we started planting. As the daffodils in the grove fade, the crabapples start to bloom. This is the second blooming season for our new crabapples. They are gorgeous, even though they are still in their youth.

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Next…

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“Pink Cherokee Chief Dogwood”
Heatherwood Spring

After the early blooming yellow Cornelian Cherry dogwood, our pink Cherokee Chiefs are the next dogwoods to bloom. The sepals are just starting to spread now. In a day or two, I anticipate that they will be in full bloom.

Our two pink dogwoods were here when I first moved to our Selah home in 2016. They greet us as well as visitors as we/they enter our upper driveway.

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Still a Garden Star

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“Cornelian Cherry Dogwood Bloom”
Heatherwood Spring

Our Cornelian Cherry Dogwood is one of the first bloomers of the year in early March. The blooms have remained for over a month! They start off as little yellow “puff-balls” then mature into graceful blossoms as the sepals spread out. This beautiful little tree remains a star of the garden through early spring!

There is so much going on in the garden as the temperatures start to rise this spring. I discover new tiny leaves, bulging buds, new baby conifer cones, along with new blossoms every day. I enjoy just walking through the garden examining the changing details of all the new life! It’s a wonderful way to start the day.

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Easter Emergence

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“Celebrating Easter”
Heatherwood Lower Garden

Easter is a time of emergence and new life. Heatherwood welcomes Easter with its early spring burst of bulbs, trees blooming and leafing out, perennials popping out of the ground, and grass greening up. It is a celebration of life that nature and our Lord has given us.

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A Little Brightness

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“Neighbor’s Willow”
Heatherwood View

Our neighbor’s willow tree brightens my day. Most mornings while I am waiting for my early morning coffee to brew, I walk to our living room window and look over our garden and up the hillside above. This willow always draws my gaze. Even on a dreary early spring day, the tree’s brightness is a harbinger of a good day ahead. Thank You!

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Enough

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“Cherry Allee in Bloom”
Heatherwood Spring

I looked out my window this morning, and there was no snow falling . And, the forecast was for a series of gently increasing temperatures and no more snow. I was happy. A few moments later the snow started to fall again. I closed my eyes and said a couple of words under my breath. Then I said, “enough is enough!” I thought of a bright and sunny early spring day. So I am posting a scene from Heatherwood depicting my vision. Have a beautiful day!

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Spring or Winter?

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“Spring Snowfall and Cherry Blossoms”
Heatherwood Spring

Just when I was getting ready to go outside and work in the garden, the skies darkened and this funny white stuff started to fall again. This time it was with big snowflakes. Is it spring or is it winter? This flash of winter-like weather has many orchardists in our area very worried. It is occurring at a time when the new buds are emerging. They are cautiously checking for any frost damage potential to this year’s crop. More snow and below freezing is forecast for the balance of the week. I am considering delaying the start date for my spring planting for a week or so.

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New Blooms

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“Serviceberry and Daffodils”
Heatherwood Spring

At this time of year, it is hard to keep up with all the emerging new blooms and leaves. As the blooms of the weeping cherries are receding, the flowers of the serviceberries are emerging. The serviceberry blooms are relatively short-lived. Bees are already hovering all over them. Soon small berries will develop. I must pay close attention if I want to capture an image of them. They only last a few days because birds quickly gobble them up.

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