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Below are a couple of potted arrangements. "Bright Lights" swiss chard, alyssum, and Imperial Antique Shades pansies.
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I'm anxiously awaiting the opening of my first daffodils. I'm starting to see them popping up along the highways.
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My dwarf pomegranate has its first bud.
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And my Improved Meyer Lemon tree is starting up a round of buds, for which I'm very grateful.
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My rosemary is in full bloom and the bees are loving it.
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And last but not least, my calendula, which blooms in various shades of yellow and orange, is blooming.
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Don't forget it's the Great Backyard Bird Count weekend. You still have Monday to watch some birds and report your findings!
Oh,my gosh....the picture in your header is wonderful. I can't stop looking at it.
ReplyDeleteFantastic header photo and I love the bee visitng Rosemary! Your camellia is lovely...I bought one the other day. Very daring ...my soil is neutral so she will live in a container...White By The Gate is her name!
ReplyDeleteLove the camellia photo. That is one pretty flower.
ReplyDeleteJan
Always Growing
Lovely, lovely, Jean! I can almost smell the sweet alyssum; it's one of my favorite fragrances. I really like the color combos you did for your pots. Thanks for sharing these touches of color with us still-frozen northerners.
ReplyDeleteDonna and Gail - thank you! I took the picture in my header a couple years ago not too far from here. Daffodils grow so well and wild around here, something I really treasure.
ReplyDeleteJan and Nan - thank you! I can't get enough alyssum and camellias are new to me, so another fun try.
I'll be getting to all your blogs soon. I've developed a darn cold yesterday so I'm moving a bit slow!
Hi Jean, so wonderful are all your blooms! And to see a bee, well that is just the icing on the cake!
ReplyDeleteFrances
Jean,
ReplyDeleteLove the header picture of the old barn and field of daffodils. When I see old abandoned homesteads with flower and shrub survivors from those old days in my mind's eye I can imagine happy and better days of those families who once lived there and did the plantings.
I liked this post....particularly the beautiful camellia photo. Very nice indeed.
Jon at Mississippi Garden
Another beautiful photo for your header. I love it. I am eagerly awaiting my camellias. I don't know why they are so slow to bloom this year.
ReplyDeleteLeading with a camellia is always a good idea, Jean. What a gorgeous flower for Bloom Day. It's good to see bees already buzzing in your garden too.
ReplyDeleteYes, that's a lot more bloom than I have in my garden. Thanks for sharing them all with us for bloom day!
ReplyDeleteCarol, May Dreams Gardens
Color me jealous of your daffodils! I never have gotten mine to put on a show for me.
ReplyDeleteHello - thanks for your visit over at my place :)
ReplyDeleteI do envy you your camellia - I love them, but sadly our soil's too alkaline for them.
We had a very mild day yesterday and like you had the bees come and visit.
What a beautiful Camellia - such lovely colouring.
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K
Oh that Camellia looks good enough to eat! Ms. Maxwell sure is a beauty:) I also love the shade of the pansies. Really pretty. I love your photo of the Rosemary with the bee!!! You have some gorgeous outdoor blooms Jean. I had to go out and buy indoor plants because I was going stir-crazy for some kind of bloom...anything!!
ReplyDeleteYour photos are amazing! You've got a lot blooming and the bee shot is cool, I try again and again to catch the bees...they are so fast! I've not heard of the bird count...I'll have to get in on that:)
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking, after seeing that last photo, that the calendula may be what's blooming in my back bed. I like your potted arrangements variety of color. I can't recall if my rosemary has ever bloomed...
ReplyDeleteBrenda