Me and My Mountain Laurel
Spring is officially here. I know because my mountain laurel is abloom. The flowers smell so sweet that it's almost overwhelming. It's totally covered in bees and butterflies this time of year. When you get close to it, you hear this weird humming. It freaked me out at first, but the bees are only interested in the flowers. I haven't been stung yet.
I planted it about 12 years ago. It came in one of those 1-gallon containers and was about a foot tall. Mountain laurels are supposedly slow growing, but this one seems to really like the sweltering heat that radiates off the pavement in August and has taken over that corner of the yard.
I planted it about 12 years ago. It came in one of those 1-gallon containers and was about a foot tall. Mountain laurels are supposedly slow growing, but this one seems to really like the sweltering heat that radiates off the pavement in August and has taken over that corner of the yard.
posted by Jill at 7:13 PM
10 Comments:
I've never seen that kind of bush before. Or tree, or whatever. With a name like moutain laurel you'd think they'd be in Colorado, but still.
It's lovely to behold. If someone would just hurry up and invent the scentoweb we could get a better sense of it. We'll just have to take your word for it. You wouldn't be jiving us would you - you're not just saying it smells lovely because we shall never smell it out her in Interwebland?
(Suspicion. Muttering. Paranoia)
Oh, I like that tree. Is that you hiding out on the side trying to pretend you're a jeans-wearing flower?
I'm always impressed when people know the names of their plantlife. I just call all mine The Yellow Pieces of Shit That Spurn Water. I think they can sense my scorn.
Oh...and you'll have to make that pic scratch-n-sniff for Sam...you should get Slag on that.
I'm looking out my window, and all I see is dirty, melting snow. I can't even begin to describe how jealous I am.
Last summer I planted impatiens and they managed to survive the season. I felt very triumphant, and this post has helped inspire me to do even greater things this year. Maybe hollyhocks.
Yah, is that you by the tree? You're gorgeous! You and DoctorMama are gonna make me reconsider the jogging thing.
Absolutely beautiful! I have had a fun Spring here in Seattle. I have rediscovered magnolia trees and will be posting about them soon :)
WOW they really do grow things bigger in Texas! lol
My way around a garden is...if you water it and it grows~it's a weed.
If you water it and it dies~ its a flower that I planted.
I know spring is here because I had my annual dream where I bought a Wrangler. Then I woke up and was sad because I didn't actually buy a Wrangler.
i think its beutiful lol!!!!!!!!!!
That's gorgeous. It's starting to really get nice here in Bloomington; flowers are coming up and trees are blooming. We're in for a cold spell though later this week.
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