What a delight to see my elderberry bush is finally in bloom this year!
Four years ago, I planted the bush along the side of the back yard. I was looking forward to the white clusters of flowers, black lacy leaves, and spreading habit of the bush.
As well as providing food for the birds.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Elderberry in Bloom
Who would have thought 100 years ago that a donation of peonies by Dr. We. E. Upjohn, founder of Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company in Kalamazoo, Michigan, would expand to a 27-bed garden filled with blooming flowers attracting people from all over the Midwest?
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Upjohn’s gift and our recent weather couldn’t be nicer for a visit to the peony garden.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Celebrating the Centennial of the University of Michigan Peony Garden
After years of having my snowdrops (spring flower bulbs) blooming in the first week of January or early February, they returned this year to what was once their regular bloom time: early March.
Glad to finally see them in bloom!
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Snowdrops in Bloom, Finally