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Small Lemons

 

Here you see the making of my lemon......am really ready to see how well this fares.

Lemon Tree Blooms

 

Since the weather temps have turned cold, I brought my lemon and lime trees in to protect them.  As you can see the Lemon tree has sprouted blooms.

 

This one opened first and I can't wait to see if it will set fruit and support it.  It had many fruit set back in the summer, but a bad hail storm came along and knocked them all off.  So, since this time they are protected inside, maybe I'll get a few lemons before long.

Veggie Garden

 

Here's another view of my cukes, peas, and tomatoes.

 

And here you see marigolds, beets, squash plants, leaf lettuce, and one left over collard green plant from last year.

Cow Peas, etc.

 

On the other side of the fence, you see my cow peas.  On this side you see my beets, a squash plant and some marigolds.

 

Along with the peas, you can see my tomato plants, in cages.

In Full Bloom

 

From bulbs to this..........just beautiful.........planted 4 years ago! :)

My Lilies

 

About 4 years ago, I took the bulbs that were left from a dead lily plant after the Easter season, had gone.  I planted it in a large flower pot.  The first year it came up but only grew the plant.

 

But the second year, the plant grew up large and bloomed, with the other shoot growing at the side.  Now, I have two plants that produce flowers, each year in May.  I noticed that other small shoots are coming through the soil, which means it will give me even more plants in the coming years, as long as it stays healthy.  

Hurricane.....

Today and yesterday has been rain, rain, rain!  Hurricane Bill is coming right up through the north central areas of Texas.  Today, there are strong gusts of wind along with persistent rain showers.  All the rain we have gotten this year has been received in the last two months.  Our yard has been a lake more times than I care to remember.  People have lost their lives because of flooding creeks, streams, rivers and low lying roads.  Properties have been washed away, and others destroyed by high winds along with the storms.  It's been a rough last two months here in Texas

Lilies Blooming

 

They made it through the storms too and now I have beautiful blooms, in May.

Lilies Budding

 

The bulbs that died after they bloomed were taken and planted in a large flower pot with my gardenia bushes.  This spring they came up and now are growing new blooms.  It seems that when you plant the old bulbs outdoors for the next year's growing season, they wait to bloom until May?  So, they don't make the Easter holiday's time for blooming.  Still I enjoy growing them when other's throw the old plant away.

Not In Time

Well, this is my "Easter Lilies" coming up, but as usual, when you plant left over bulbs from the year before, it takes longer for them to adjust to the outdoors and soil.  Thus, they won't be ready to bloom until around May.

Iris

 

Here you have one of my spring flowers in full bloom  The white iris seem to always bloom first.  Wonder why that is?

Bumble Bee

 

I was having to dodge this busy "Bumble Bee" while trying to take a picture of my wisteria.

The Bees

While outside in my yard, I noticed the bees swarming these hyacinths getting nectar from the blooms.  You could hear the bears humming as they flew from one plant to another.

 

I need to mow, but if I do, it will take away a natural place for the bees to gather nectar.  I will wait a few more days before I mow.