Monthly Archives: March 2010

First Blooming Yard Weed Pennsylvania Bittercress

I’ve mentioned before that Pennsylvania Bittercress, Cardamine pensylvanica, is already blooming. We saw it first blooming on March 19th, but I suspect the first flowers can be found blooming even earlier. (Photos taken 25 March 2010.) How do you know … Continue reading

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Red-flowering Maple Trees

Red-flowering maple trees are one of the signs of spring that I look forward to seeing each year. The maple flowers give a red tint to the hills around us in the mountain ridges. We have a kind of love-hate … Continue reading

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