The yellow daffodils you refer to are the same as our Jonguils / Day
Lillies.  First thing out in the spring, then the pretty yellow of the
Forsythia bush (sometimes at old house sites) and then the redbud.  We
have Poison Ivy as the the most common ground cover all over the
forest.  Nobody here but city folk would ever wear shorts.  I have
heard tales that the old timers would have an eastern red cedar tree
for each member of the family all picked out as their "coffin tree"
but can not confirm with any historical records.  It is also a very
common tree here in both the towns and forests.


On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 11:10 AM, Linda Stine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Thanks everyone for the info!  I see the same patterns and can add that
> later farmsteads often have small yellow daffodils that come out really
> early, also "cotton tuffs" that are an early version of spirea I think which
> are white or pink flowered bushes, and the obligatory row of "tiger lilies"
> in bright orange up the path or drive.  I also see a lot of nut and fruit
> trees.  Anyone really know why cemeteries seem to always have red cedars?
> Soil conditions?  Deliberate planting?  LFS
>
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