~Oasis Among the Cornfields~
The various species of Alders on my Oasis have awakened with some warmer weather.
This is my best looking Black Alder. Most of them have succumbed to various problems, the main one being major sunscald problems I think.
My young Gray Alders have attractive female cones developing this spring.
The reddish cones will turn brown by fall.
This Pond frequently has a case of bathtub ring.
The hump in the middle is infrequently an island.
This Witchhazel cultivar continues to hold onto its flowers through the cold weather, whether spring is here or not.
The benefit of growing a cultivar is larger and more noticeable flower display.
The cat is looking over my current tree project.
I detached one of the trunks on my Purple-Leaved White Birch clump. Hopefully I can create a new tree when I plant this section elsewhere.
Witchhazel is an early flowering shrub and it can be common to see snow while they bloom.
There are many different cultivars selected for their flower color.
March started off with a light snow, covering the landscape.
Soon it will melt off with the warm temps.
This little vernal pond has been a permanent pond for the past couple years.
When the weather eventually becomes drier, this pond will dry up again during late summer and fall.
Not many flowers to see in winter.
But the Witch hazel bush has flowers opening up in February.
The Inferno Willow’s branches change color during different seasons of the year.
Now that it is close to spring, the fiery colors of fall and winter are turning a more mellow yellow.