Spring shrubs in bloom

Spring brings a lot of excitement and activity in the garden. With trees like crabapples & flowering pear blooming early in spring, there are couple of shrubs too that bloom in the same period in our garden. Lilacs & Weigelas are among these. Both the shrubs have totally different personalities and characters.

"Miss Kim" lilac has soft delicate lavender color blooms. The blooms are so fragrant that the whole patio lingers with the sweet fragrance.

"Red prince" Weigela has bold trumpet shaped blooms. The color really appeals the eye and the blooms drooping down in clusters looks very attractive.

New visitor to backyard

Birds are regular visitors to our backyard feeders. This year we spotted out a new visitor named as " Black capped chickadee". This is a very small bird (little smaller than a sparrow). In the picture it is feasting on sunflower seeds.