Urban Landscape, Native Landscape: April Garden Pictures

Friday, May 11, 2012

April Garden Pictures

Bellis perennis & Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver' April 2012

Narcissus jonquilla April 2012

Paeonia mascula April 2012

Rhododendron campylogynum 'Celsum' April 2012

Tulipa 'Little Princess' April 2012

April 2012 was a normal month. The mean temperature was 50.8F/10.4C. The normal mean temperature is 50.3F/10.2C. The highest temperature was 74F/23.3C, the lowest was 35F/1.7C. Total precipitation was 2.68 inches. Normal precipitation is 2.71 inches. There was 1 day with heavy rain, 7 days with rain, 21 days with light rain, 1 day with hail, 15 days with fog, 2 days with haze, 21 cloudy days, 8 partly cloudy days & 1 fair day.

4 comments:

Patty said...: Mmmn, that first photo is wonderful. Such a beautiful combination, I hope it always looks like that.; May 12, 2012 at 8:18 AM
Alistair said...: The Bellis is very charming peeking through the Brunnera Jack Frost On the other hand the red splotches make me wonder if I have it completely wrong.; May 13, 2012 at 6:56 AM
Fernando Santos (Chana) said...: Excelentes macros de belas flores....
Cumprimentos; May 15, 2012 at 3:37 AM
Anonymous said...: Oh what beautiful photos of your April-Garden. My favorite is the Oaeonia mascula !!
Greetings from my little garden in Germany.... Thomas
www.ein-garten-im-sauerland.de; May 17, 2012 at 10:36 AM

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