Bloom Day March 15, 2009

Another Bloom Day, with more happening in the garden. A different type of daffodil has been blooming while the older ones are fading. We acquired some of these bulbs from an old orchard a few years ago, and they are beginning to spread. I like the green streaks in the perianths. It seems apt for St Paddy's. The Dutch iris are also beginning to bloom.


Blueberry, my favorite berry. Columbines are just budding out. They're one of my favorite garden flowers.


A special variety of primula, and the snaps that got beaten up in the January frosts.


"Stellata" Magnolia and crimson flag. Usually I see the crimson flag in October to December, but this one blossom is here now.


Currant, and white wood hyacinths that snuck in amid the blue ones.


"Ward's Ruby" azalea and coral bells just beginning to bloom.


Calla and a pink camellia. This camellia seems more resistant to blossom rot than the reddish one that's been blooming since January. I don't think it's just because it blooms after most of the frosts and rain.


Mock orange and Lenten roses are still blooming, as is the honeybush that started just a month ago. This week I've noticed that the bees really like the grape hyacinths.



The pear and apple trees are also budding out.


Another collage of continuing blooms. In semi order, top left to bottom right: hellebore, camellia, heather, wood hyacinth, rosemary, alyssum, "Christmas" rhody, leucojum, anemones and ipheon. Also, the last of the paperwhites.


Not a flower, but still pretty: a bracken (?) fern fiddleneck.


Yes, the dandelions and oxeyes are still blooming, but who needs to document them when so many other things are happening?

In the area, the plum blossoms are fading and the cherries are starting to bloom. Wild mustard, wild radish, acacia and heather are also keeping the bees happy.

It's been interesting to keep a photographic record of my garden flowers. Usually I write things down on the calendar, but photos are much easier to scan.