New pictures

Happy to report that a few more things are blooming now, probably in no small part to the 81 degree day on Sunday.

Viola hastata has started coming back. (Yay! Wasn't sure it would have made it through the drought.)

Spring was sprung... now it's just taking forever!

Well, spring is taking its sweet old time getting here, so there are very few things blooming yet... but here's what have braved the cold so far:
















Erigenia bulbosa















Narcissus















Berteroa incana















Muscari sp.

More seeds

Planted the following annual seeds, directly in the ground, behind wood pile:
Abutilon theophrasti, Agrostemma githago, Albemoschus esculentus, Amaranthus caudatus, Anagallis monellii, Anchusa azurea, Angelica gigas, Argemone grandiflora, Asclepias curassavica aurea, Borago officinalis alba, Calendula officinalis, Cerinthe retorta, Cichorium endiva, Collinsia heterophylla, Cosmos sulphureus, Cuphea viscossima, Datura wrightii, Dicranostigma leptopodium, Emilia coccinea, Galeopsis ladanum, Glaucium flavum, Hackelia floribunda, Hibiscus trionum, Impatiens balsamina, Loasa triphylla, Matthiola incana, Moluccella laevis, Myosotis sp., Nemophila maculata, Nicandra physalodes, Nigella damascena, Tinantia erecta and Tithonia rotundifolia.

Planted the following perennial seeds in the prairie, directly in the ground, in groups:
1: Acontium napellus, Brickellia eupatorioides, Brodiaea douglasii, Calochortus nuttallii
Camassia quamash, Campanula divaricata, Clematis fremontii, Dalea aurea, Delphinium exaltatum, Echinacea tennesseensis, Monarda clinopodia, Oenothera rhombipetala, Onosmodium mollis, Penstemon smallii, Stanleya pinnata and Zigadenus nuttallii.

2: Calochortus eurycarpus, Clematis hirsutissima, Dalea purpurea, Echinacea laevigata, Gentiana affnis, Pulsatilla alpina apiifolia and Silphium perfoliatum.

3: Astragalus canadensis, Baptisia leucophaea, Echinacea angustifolia, Elephantops sp., Liatris pychnostachya, Lupinus hirsutissimus, Nothoscordum bivalve and Penstemon pinifolius.

4: Clematis viorna, Dalea villosa, Echinacea paradoxa, Euphorbia corollata, Penstemon virens, Polygala senega, Silene nivea and Silphium laciniatum.

5: Callirhoe bushii, Calochortus venustus, Calolophus hartwegii, Dianthus deltoides, Echinacea atrorubens, Leucocrinum montanum, Liatris aspera, Penstemon whippleanus,
Stanleya albescens and Verbena stricta.

New seeds

Planted seeds of the following annuals in wire fenced in area in Prairie:
Adonis aestivalis, Arenaria stricta, Cakile edentula, Cassia fasciculata, Castilleja coccinea, Centaurium erythraea, Cleome hassleriana, Coreopsis tinctoria, Crotalaria spectabilis, Euphorbia marginata, Eustoma grandiflora, Gentianopsis crinita, Ipomopsis longiflora, Linum sulcatum, Linum usitatissimum, Lupinus bicolor, Lupinus texensis, Mentzelia decapetala, Monarda citridora, Polanisia dodecandra, Polygala sanguinea, Ratbida columnaris, Rudbeckia amplexicaulis, Spergularia rubra, Strophostlyes helvola and Trifolium incarnatum... plus the perennial, Lilium philidelphicum.

Spring is sprung!

The Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) have finally decided to bloom, and show that spring is not far! Interestingly, they began to bloom on the same day as last year.

Windy

Sunny and breezy. About 29.

Snow

Cold and 35. Snowy at night.