Could it Be....

Lily of the Valley?

I know for sure that there are hostas, and orange lilies, and another mysterious lily, then the white hydrangeas, or are they hydrangeas? Then there are the purple asters.... Oh!!!!! the anticipation ! When I looked closely I had a feeling that the other ones are Lily of the Valley because of the narrower foliage. Will take pictures (for sure) when they all open up....

Spring 08

Pieris Japonica

Blossoms coming (pear tree)

In full bloom (just don't smell them)! These trees are at the entrance of the plan we live in.

We have one by the driveway.

Daffodils: Jonquilla

I guess I should put some bird food in the feeder...

Update:

More Pictures

Hello friends:) I went back to the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden, on the last day of their Spring Show. More pictures for you... enjoy!

... you will see an azalea bonsai, and an azalea tree

Patience 101

I learned something new today. Growing plants from seed and tackling my hedge is nature's way of helping me in patience in humility. I might not have all the garden tools and the compost bin or mulch and pots and soil I want - but in the process of making do and improvising, I get to meet more of you, and learn. I tell myself that eventually, I will find the hostas. Eventually, I will kill the weeds and the poison ivy. Eventually, I will till the soil. The tulips will bloom. And I will figure out what to do with that other bed, and someday I will have a fence, and....

Someday.

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And someday I will figure out housekeeping, homemaking, ironing and stuff.

Update: I found a hosta forum and finally saw pictures of emerging hostas!

Newbie Gardener Needs Your Help

Friends, I went to the wilderness today, that is my hedge of poison ivy and other stuff. I pleasantly discovered more plants. Today I rescued some of them, perhaps you can help me name these plants?

Picture A

These ones look like grass from afar. They come out about the same time as the daffodils. They are planted under a tree. I don't know if they are daffodils - I never saw any blooms.

PICTURE B

If you can spot the purple flower on the ground, it's coming from a thin grass looking plant. There's several of them, although i see only one or two blooms. Crocus?

PICTURE C: Daffodils

They are in the middle of the hedge. I found another bunch without blooms. They are the same as the daffodils, correct?

PICTURE D

What are these small pink flowers? They are at the local botanical garden.

Update: Picture A are lilies: tall orange ones. (I now remember seeing them in the summer).