Thursday, February 20, 2014

WARM DAYS BRING ON THE BLOOMS

Usually the first blooms of the season are the windflowers, Anemone berlandieri, and sure enough today I spotted the first blooms.



 The recent warm days have brought on a flurry of spring blooms.


Clusters of daffodils.


Violets


Grape hyacinths, Muscari


Gopher plant, Euphorbia rigida. Spring is on the way. Hurrah!

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11 comments:

  1. TexasDebFebruary 21, 2014 at 5:41 AM

    I keep seeing luxuriant gopher plants everywhere these days, with the exception of in my own garden spaces. I wish they were native to our area as I'm trying to use what already grows around here to populate my beds. That said, it looks as though the combination of deer resistance with early blooms tol benefit local pollinators when few natives are open for business yet might convince me to make an exception.

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  2. KathrynFebruary 21, 2014 at 5:45 AM

    Gorgeous! I am beyond envious of all of the blooms you have (mine are still underground and buried under feet of snow).

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  3. Linda/patchworkFebruary 21, 2014 at 9:20 AM

    I'm envious, too. And, I don't have any snow. Just no blooms.
    You have the magic touch, for sure.
    Have a great weekend.

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  4. CatFebruary 21, 2014 at 10:12 AM

    I always enjoy your spring garden; it's such an inspiration ♥

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  5. --Ana--February 21, 2014 at 11:06 AM

    So many gorgeous flowers. My plants are still hibernating.
    Gopher plant looks really interesting. I've never seen it here.

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  6. TinaFebruary 21, 2014 at 12:39 PM

    Lovely early blooms. I especially like the anemone. I'll have iris blooms within the week-looking forward to that.

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  7. Steph@RamblingWrenFebruary 21, 2014 at 3:28 PM

    Those daffodils are gorgeous! Your Spring garden is always so lovely. It looks and feels like spring is on its way. It is suppose to be in the 80's this weekend.

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  8. LindaCTGFebruary 21, 2014 at 5:37 PM

    I swear, next year I'm going to plant those darling anemones. I finally got a gopher plant (for a pot) but will probably await its blooms next year.

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  9. Kris PetersonFebruary 21, 2014 at 8:04 PM

    Beautiful! I'm glad the spring has found you.

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  10. IndieFebruary 21, 2014 at 8:11 PM

    Aaaah, a breath of spring! It will still be several more weeks of winter here in Boston, though I planted the earliest blooming bulbs I could get my hands on!

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  11. JayneFebruary 22, 2014 at 10:14 AM

    Lovely blooms and those daffodils - wow! Just breathtaking. Isn't it lovely to see signs of spring?

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