Spring has come to the Low country

For those who aren't from Charleston, it is frequently referred to as the Low country. I think that is because parts of it, including much of the City are actually below sea level. And they wonder why it floods when we get a little rain. But as I said, Spring is here, and I have the photos to prove it. My son and I with a little help from DW and my youngest son have been busy getting the plants ready. So without further ado, here are the photos I took today:

Can you tell we like azaleas? The climate here is perfect for them and almost every yard has some.

Here is our forsythia. It is growing on a gazebo that I made.

Although my big pear tree didn't bear this year, my little one did.

Scarlet asked to see the full size of this maple tree. I pulled it up by hand many years ago and replanted it where it is.

The redbuds in the area are the best I have ever seen. Ours included.


The Dogwoods were looking good until that last cold snap. Oh well you can't have everything.

Ok you have to look closely to see whats in this picture. A friend of mine gave me some iris' a few years ago. They were supposed to be purple but a few turned out to be show white. I will have some photos of them blooming in a few days. These are the only two that are about to bloom and I think these are white.

I started about 200 tomato plants this year. What was I thinking?

And who could forget Lucy. She is still with us and has survived two dog attacks and one raccoon attack. Her two friends weren't so lucky.


The loquats were in full bloom during that last freeze. Looks like we will only have a few to eat this year.

Here is another photo of the forsythia.



Well that about does it for now. I hope you enjoyed the spring photos.

EDIT Alert:

Ok I have a confession to make. I had to start taking Benedryl at night so that I could get some relief from my allergies and get some sleep. Because of that, I am in a state of confusion most of the time. Those yellow flowers aren't Forsythia they are yellow Jasmine. We do have a yellow forsythia but it is a bush, in our back yard and has already finished blooming. Well it sounded good at the time. I also forgot to post a link to my son's blog who also has some photos of our plants. Sorry for any confusion.

Have a great day,

Greg