080306 - Terraced Gardens

I took this short video of the gardens this afternoon, when the sun was descending behind the evergreens southwest of our house.

I'll do a similar video in a month or so to show how rapidly the gardens change, as spring approaches.

07 Spring - Blue Grape Hyacinth

Today, our first blue grape hyacinth made its way above ground.

After nearly two weeks of solid rain, the weatherman says this week is supposed to be very nice, with sunny skies raising the temperature to the high fifties and even low sixties.

This photograph is of a blue grape hyacinth that came up in the spring, 2007, in a partially shaded garden near the back of the house. At first, I thought it was the lone survivor of several bulbs I had planted, but then dozens joined it over the next few weeks.

Phil says he has seen carpets of these cover a garden or hillside in Idaho.