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In My Garden Today Posted by Alvin in Motown, z6 on April 26, 2025, 11:56 pm While out in the yard, I took this pic of my Needle Palm. About a week has passed, since its protection came off.... https://photos.app.goo.gl/3974wdhVC2azqWKx5 Here is my first pic of my 'SPIDERS WEB', since its protection came off. Believe it or not, new leaves are forming on stem tips... https://photos.app.goo.gl/ppZEdbfYeBRK7xiVA The stems on the "Material Girl" lily, are beginning to form. However, I spotted a dreaded pest. This pest is the red lily beetle. The larvae of this insect can defoliate "bulbing" lilies (not daylilies) and Fritillaria. The seem to appeared in my area, a few years ago. I have to use a systemic, on my lilies and Fritillaria, to keep them under control... https://photos.app.goo.gl/DsujWdg84zyYatw69 The fruiting APRICOT, Prunus armeniaca, is blooming! https://photos.app.goo.gl/p6xkhxBNthE7vFHx7 A GREIGII Tulip: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Ttt2d8oywHesyWaf9 Here is a spring-time pic of my CHINESE NUTMEG YEW, Torreya grandis. I got this plant from Woodlanders, several years ago. it has proven hardy, in Michigan, with no protection. The needles are longer, and have sharp points on them. this is how they differ from common Yews, physically... https://photos.app.goo.gl/tmPird735xHptA1P9 The Camellia japonica 'Jury's Yellow', is blooming! This Camellia has been in the ground, for years. This year, more of its leaves got bronzed, but new leaves are already forming on stem tips. The Aucuba, nearby, wants to overtake it.. https://photos.app.goo.gl/9ouaqum4AugSoKM39 https://photos.app.goo.gl/HBB3dbPM6xtZMcbN7 Another of my MAGNOLIAS is now chiming in. Recently, I posted a pic of my Star Magnolia 9the earliest of my Magnolia types to bloom). It is in the rear of the pic. The Mag now joining it in bloom, is 'JANE'... https://photos.app.goo.gl/cFPRmSACuaFWtn3aA Check out the new PERSIMMON TREE, I got, from Home Depot mail-order. the cultivar is 'Ichi Ki Kei Jiro'. This is one of the hardiest Japanese Persimmons varieties. The plant is a 5 gallon, and 6 ft tall, already, and even has two or three flower buds on it.... https://photos.app.goo.gl/8RuzeNN9xzHTabhS6

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Fred SC on April 27, 2025, 8:35 am, in reply to "In My Garden Today" Alvin, the needle palm came through the winter very well, not so much the Fatsia. It’ll probably come out of it. Unusual color on that Camellia. The Yew you show, I think is one I see here a lot of times , kind of sprawls out used as a ground cover.. nice sized Persimmon. Do you think it’ll be fruit this year? The Jane magnolia is blooming nicely. My daughter has one that blooms back in late February and early March. Good luck with that red lily beetle looks like a real pest, dressed up in red to go to the ball or hang out on the corner, lol. The blooms on the apricot tree are really beautiful.

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Jason Western PA on April 27, 2025, 8:49 pm, in reply to "In My Garden Today" Your plants look good Alvin. Spring is in full swing now.

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Alvin, z6 on April 27, 2025, 8:50 pm, in reply to "Re: In My Garden Today" Thanks, Fred. I hope the Persimmon will fruit. I have my fingers crossed, LOL. If not this year, maybe next. At least I know it is old enough to flower. The apricot tree I planted bare-root, last fall, also has a few blooms on it, but I don't expect any fruit, this year from it, though. Hopefully, it'll spend its first growing season, in my yard, getting settled into its new digs.. https://photos.app.goo.gl/FuedyuDqkbBFRYF3A Fred, both the Fatsia and the bronzy Camellia, are already putting out new foliage, on their stem tips. Here they are.. https://photos.app.goo.gl/J8SqNere2gJQHp4EA https://photos.app.goo.gl/S8gv3AcVTCwjRERp9

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Alvin, z6 on April 27, 2025, 8:54 pm, in reply to "Re: In My Garden Today" Thanks, Jason. I think spring has finally sprung. I got a little spoiled from the prior winter's mildness, and shorter winter blast periods. This year, the entire months of January and February were cold, with no mild spells.

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