This past weekend it was too beautiful to do any inside chores (so foyer is still not finished). Rather, I went to Adams Fairacre Farms (near Poughkeepsie) and bought two trees I've been longing for. (Adams is a fantastic garden nursery and I will definitely write more about them later.)
The first is a little pink Dogwood, Cornus Kousa (a Korean high-bread). As you can see from the first picture, she's very young and stands only about 5 feet tall.
But one day, Little Miss Cornus Kousa will look like this, eventually rising to a height of about 20 feet tall - and about 20 feet wide.
What is especially terrific about this variety is it is very hearty and resistant to disease. Also, it's pink flowers (which are really pink leaves) last longer than the native dogwood although it is also one of the latest bloomers.
This is my other little love, a sweet Japanese Maple with a lovely red feather leaf (Acer palmatum var. dissectum). She stands only about three feet and will never get very tall - and is slow growing.
There were so many subtle signs of spring like the daffodils and tulips. But it's early still so the crab apples trees and cherry trees have only just begun to bud. However, as you can see from this next photo, our young plum tree, despite the very cold, very snowy and very long winter, has popped into spring with a lovely show of white blossoms.
Maybe we'll have a plum this year!
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