Blooming Diary - catching up!

While driving to work this morning, I noticed Iris blooming and realized I hadn't updated my blooming diary in oh so long!

So, without further ado, here's what I've seen:

April 4 - Tulips (photo taken at P&G headquarters, Cincinnati, OH)

April 5 - Daffodils

April 12 - Magnolia Trees (not my photo, but aren't they gorgeous...pictures do not even do them justice!)

April 18 - Forsynthia bushes

April 19 - Redbud trees

April 20 - Branford (or is it Bradford?) Pear (again, not my photo)

May 2 - Lilac bush

May 8 - Iris


I'm sure there are some I'm missing but i'm trying to keep track and send myself messages from my phone when i see them. obviously I don't have photos of everything posted, but at least I'm keeping up on the dates!

What's blooming in your area??

Blooming Diary - Crocus!

I'm not much of a gardener at all, but i do appreciate the beauty of flowers very much and for several years, I've wanted to keep a "blooming diary" to record when various flowers bloom in my area (Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky). So this is my first entry for 2014...let's see how long I can keep at it :).

It's been such a long, hard winter for so many of us, so I was very happy to see the Crocus blooming in my front yard this week. I first spotted them on St. Patrick's Day, so that's the date I'm "officially" recording.

Have you seen anything flowering in your yard yet?

Crocus is a genus of flowering plants in the iris family comprising 90 species of perennials growing from corms. Many are cultivated for their flowers appearing in autumn, winter, or spring.

Scientific name: Crocus

Rank: Genus

Higher classification: Crocoideae

Lower classifications: Crocus ligusticus, Crocus flavus, Crocus tommasinianus, Crocus sieberi, Saffron, Crocus vernus, Crocus chrysanthus, Crocus banaticus, Crocus cartwrightianus