A plethora of roses in our sidewalk garden.
Roses Are Red
Category: Perennials
Return of Sweet William
Our first flush of pinks!
Sweet Spring Honeysuckle
The honeysuckle in our urban sidewalk garden put out its first blooms this weekend — ridiculously complicated and showy, and deliciously fragrant.
(I repotted this into a larger container at the start of the season, which I hope will give its roots the space they need for the next stage of growth.)
First Blush of Roses
Our first roses of the season opened on Monday to catch a bit of the late-afternoon sun.
Profusion of Violets
The violets are still going strong, although they are so demure I expect only a few people have noticed them.
Fallen Comrades
Although most of the cold-hardy perennials return each year, this winter seems to have been unusually challenging, and a few of the trusty standbys seem to have passed away.
I’ll need to find some new plants to take the place of the one little rose bush that didn’t make it, as well as the small azalea, and some of the grape vines.
The Elms Have Awoken
The little volunteer elm trees that I’ve woven into the fence are starting to leaf out.
A Tiny Sea of Green
Our sidewalk treebeds are truly activated, with a variety of bulbs putting up their spring growth to produce overlapping regions of different shades of green.
First of the Violets
The violets are flowering!
First Sign of Violets
Violets are definitely not the showiest flower in our garden — in fact, I suspect a lot of our neighbors walk past them without ever noticing their little blooms during the brief span of weeks when they’re out each spring… but I think they’re adorable, and I’m glad they have so thoroughly colonized the sidewalk treebed outside 215 W106th St.
In this photo you can see their first leaves poking up through the dried twigs and stems of this winter’s pruning, with the much taller leaves of some flowering bulbs looming over them in the background.
