Flowers for Easter

It is well into spring, which means seasonal flowers are coming out. I kept an amaryllis bulb around all year and kept watering it an sure enough, just in time for Easter it bloomed! It is a lot more spectacular than I remember it the first year. I forgot how large and spectacular the flowers are!


I also got a set of the daffodil stems from Trader Joes (they are the yellow flowers in the top picture). Around this time of the year, Trader Joes has a deal where you can get 10 daffodil stems for a little more than a dollar. All you have to do is cut them and put them in a vase and they bloom! Its a really cool way to welcome spring!

Of course, you can see Billy Boxwood year round.

Billy Boxwood's Baby Pictures!

There is a new member of the household, Billy Boxwood, my new pet plant. He's a pure-bread Faulkner Boxwood from Summer Winds nursery in Campbell.

When he grows up, he want's to be a topiary elephant or a hedge at a nice country club. He enjoys direct or indirect sunshine, frequent watering, concrete, and being read his favorite books, The Sound and the Fury or As I Lay Dying. He's very fussy when he's about to get trimmed, but he's a good sport about it. His greatest fear in life is temperatures below -20 F and golf clubs.

My parents are very excited to be plant-grandparents. They helped me pick out and transplant Billy. I'm working on a registry for him, but in place of gifts, you can make a donation to your local arborist society. Please join me in welcoming Billy!