Spring 2013

I love how the doubles look like roses or peonies. :)

I also like their change in color.....very nice.

A few changes in the garden here. 'Flower shower' is all blooming. 'Maiden's blush' is showing it's an early lilac; tulips, I think 'white emperor' and 'shirley' are two of them, and the cornus florida keeps developing its blossoms.

What unusual color

Lovely Rosemary! Your tulips I recognize 'Shirley' are the purple 'Negrita' ?

I've had these tulips for more than 7 years...can not remember the names but would guess they are Darwin's.

A few daff's, "Replete', Mt. Hood, and a couple of noids.

Hyacinth colors....not pictured are the peach & yellow

Phlox
Crazytunia "Cherry Cheesecake"
Primrose
Leaves from one of my tulips...I love the leaves on this one more than the flower! LOL
Golden Moss on a log.....only a gardener would take a picture, and only here would I share. ^_^

Beautiful Celeste!

So I read my journal of what was planted there. The only one that isn't identified as white is called 'Towering prism." Not much information. I think I'm the varment that put it on plantfiles. I know I wanted Negretta from OHG but I don't think I bought it.

Here are the others in that windswept bed: Wildhof--triumph-creamy white; silver dollar-triumph-white; shoonoord double early white (now past and too delicate for my conditions); Maureen--single late; Ivory floradale--Darwin; Blushing girl --single late ( I love it) and shirley and white emperor which could be found in a line-up. Most of them decided to bloom together this year so they look a bit too planned for what is supposed to be a natural area.

Next year, more hyacinths, amenone, crocus etc. The white daffs didn't stand up well. I want to put some native evergreen bushes nearby for protection and contrast too. The lilacs behind them need a few more years to really fill out.



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My Forsythia, it's 3 - 4 years old and has only ever produced a few blooms. This year it took off and is putting on a nice show. It will get a good hair cut after it's done blooming. ;)
White trillium is just starting to bloom. This is the one that turns pink as it ages....whats not to love?
One pale yellow tulip with just a hint of magenta on the edges...I have no idea where it came from. :)

so many pretties!!!

Thanks Rosemary! Last ones, didn't mean to over whelm...things just popped!!!

If you may remember, I planted a "River of Blue" in my brothers memory last fall. There are 500 muscari, 218 tulips, 54(?) daffs and 50 dutch iris's. They have started to come up and I am quite pleased I can see the "river" curving thru the middle. :)
1. is looking straigh on
2. is looking from the opposite end.
3. some of the muscari has started to bloom, there are mostly dark blue ones but a few light blue and white were thrown in also. The white are blooming first.

Thanks Allison. :)

Lost a post. hmm. I do like the moss alot , Celeste. I find posting here to be very relaxing, so I hope I'm not boring people.

I do remember your River of Blue. Can't wait to see it bloom. I don't seem to have so much control with my squills.

I love it when they naturalize. :) I'm hoping mine will fill in the gaps after a few years.

there will come a day I will post here - I think :)

Looking forward to that show of blooms.

Album for today
http://smilebox.com/playBlog/4d7a59304e7a41314e546b3d0d0a&blogview=true

Your Tahiti are nice and orange this year...hope mine are. Some years they have been less than eye catching but they do multiply well. Your azaleas look wonderful!!!!

Very nice. My Tahiti did not do well this year.

Our Tahities were inherited.They are probably over 20 years old.
Pixie: Yes they do change from year to year.These are almost out of bloom.

Lovely smilebox album. Are there 2 bears? I had not noticed it there is a head or just paws. We have a winged lion, not carved. The builders working on the house have piled their equipment at the base of the slope, so the approach to the bed isn't scenic at the momment. It is on a small hill where a path had been cut. Rather shady but grape hyacinth 'Valerie Ennis' is still in flower.

No ,one bear a Mom and her cub.

Thanks for the tour. Love to see your momma bear and cub finally again surrounded by something other than snow. Patti

So it is a 2 bear carving. I had not noticed before. I didn't mean 2 different carvings. But then you show it at a distance since you are concentrating on the great flower design of of the bed.

So many beautiful photos....isn't this just the best time of year? Hope to see your flowers soon, Bill......here are a few from today.....white vinca, tulips, & mini daffs just opening.......

Looking good y'all!!!!


That river is going to be awesome, Celeste!
Rosemary, which Iris is this one? http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/p.php?pid=9508090

Filling in nicely Jo...love that narcissus Tahiti

New ones as of this weekend

Crisitata, Baby Blessed and (what's left of) Lithodora Grace Ward in Sedum

Oh that is 'Flower Shower' dwarf iris, Jen. I photographed it earlier when it was starting to open and this pic is at full voltage. Interestingly it waited a couple of years to show itself.

Wish I could just teleport myself to see everyone's gardens in person! Such lovely blossoms.

Centerpieces I made for mother/daughter breakfast

lovely

very nice Jen

Think Michele and Mom will like there Moms day presents??

YES!!! They are lovely!!

They better!!!

Pretty, Jen

should have flipped the one on the left around.. more tunias there

oh the plants I spotted in the baskets were petunias, biddens, verbena, and the swedish ivy / plectranthus.. these are a few of my favorite things.. LOL.. those were $40.00 each .. and I bought me a $20.00 one.. mine didn't have the plectranthus in it.. but you know I already stole cuttings from them..hehehe