We’re in East Texas so our daffodils are here and gone. But now the redbuds are going strong, and the white dogwoods are opening up. The wisteria is going is strong (it’s definitely a weed here!) and I just noticed red clover and coral Indian Paintbrush starting. It’s a bit early for those here, too.
Amazing. I've been enjoying seeing all of the Texas wildflowers this week from southern gardeners! Mayapples and Bluebonnets - just stunning! We are all so early this year.
We don’t get as many bluebonnets in this part of Texas, but there’s a local church that has a lovely patch. We passed it this afternoon and they were in bloom! Definitely early. I’m hoping this doesn’t mean we get the heat earlier this year, too….
Love your flowers, the irises and Hellebores specially! What variety is the pink Hellebore in the large photo? I'm looking for a light pink one for my garden.
I am just loving all the hellebores. I don't think I've ever seen a yellow one (I have to check some pictures I took at a botanical garden in South Carolina last year to make sure) and I am going to investigate that new cultivar with the variegated leaves. But what I loved the most was the sunrise or sunset lighting you used to highlight some of the blooms. Alana ramblinwitham
Thanks for stopping by, Alana! I have had the yellow for many years, and actually just divided it last year into four plants, which is why its a bit smaller this year. It came from the west coast US a decade ago from their seed strain. I just bought some more yellows from Pine Knot Nursery's spring sale in NC. You can take a look at their wonderful varieties online, including the hybrids with the mottled foliage. Enjoy!
Do your primulas come back each year or reseed themselves? This is the first year I’ve ever had a plant come back (zone 7), which was a delightful surprise. They’re one of my favorite spring flowers!
Yes, I have had to experiment to find a spot that they like. It is quite mucky in the bottom of the Birch walk! If I stepped there today it would squish after the rain we have had. They seem very happy here. I have several good clumps now, and I would usually propagate these by digging up the clump, dividing it into a few more and them replanting those. Moisture will be especially important in zone 7 I would think. Thanks for walking around with me today! :)
I love hellebores and I have been lucky to have some in quite a few of the gardens of our rental homes over the years. It shows that a gardener lived there at some point. Now that we live on the coast, my expectations of plants is different and so your photos have given me a lovely nostalgic feeling. I had a chuckle at the 'Deer Resistant' label but like you with your voles who menace the bulbs, we have naughty Peter Rabbits and wombats. Thank you. Just delightful!
Hellebores are amazingly long lived plants - they just get better and better. Yes, everything is game with those critters. So glad you could talk a walk around with me here in PA today, Catherine :)
We’re in East Texas so our daffodils are here and gone. But now the redbuds are going strong, and the white dogwoods are opening up. The wisteria is going is strong (it’s definitely a weed here!) and I just noticed red clover and coral Indian Paintbrush starting. It’s a bit early for those here, too.
Oh, and azaleas!
Amazing. I've been enjoying seeing all of the Texas wildflowers this week from southern gardeners! Mayapples and Bluebonnets - just stunning! We are all so early this year.
We don’t get as many bluebonnets in this part of Texas, but there’s a local church that has a lovely patch. We passed it this afternoon and they were in bloom! Definitely early. I’m hoping this doesn’t mean we get the heat earlier this year, too….
Yes, I hope you all have an easier year this year! My brother and his fam moved from the north two summers ago to Austin, and its been so intense.
You've a beautiful collection of hellebores. I wish I could grow Crocus but they simply refuse to grow in my part of Southern California.
They are such a cheery flower, but you have so many other lovely ones too! Loved having a look around your place. :)
Your blooms for March are beautiful. Love those Hellebores! I don't have a single Hellebore but am interested in planting some.
They are wonderful plants. Thanks for stopping by!
Love your flowers, the irises and Hellebores specially! What variety is the pink Hellebore in the large photo? I'm looking for a light pink one for my garden.
I do not have the name right now, but I will check on it... :)
I am just loving all the hellebores. I don't think I've ever seen a yellow one (I have to check some pictures I took at a botanical garden in South Carolina last year to make sure) and I am going to investigate that new cultivar with the variegated leaves. But what I loved the most was the sunrise or sunset lighting you used to highlight some of the blooms. Alana ramblinwitham
Thanks for stopping by, Alana! I have had the yellow for many years, and actually just divided it last year into four plants, which is why its a bit smaller this year. It came from the west coast US a decade ago from their seed strain. I just bought some more yellows from Pine Knot Nursery's spring sale in NC. You can take a look at their wonderful varieties online, including the hybrids with the mottled foliage. Enjoy!
Do your primulas come back each year or reseed themselves? This is the first year I’ve ever had a plant come back (zone 7), which was a delightful surprise. They’re one of my favorite spring flowers!
Yes, I have had to experiment to find a spot that they like. It is quite mucky in the bottom of the Birch walk! If I stepped there today it would squish after the rain we have had. They seem very happy here. I have several good clumps now, and I would usually propagate these by digging up the clump, dividing it into a few more and them replanting those. Moisture will be especially important in zone 7 I would think. Thanks for walking around with me today! :)
I love hellebores and I have been lucky to have some in quite a few of the gardens of our rental homes over the years. It shows that a gardener lived there at some point. Now that we live on the coast, my expectations of plants is different and so your photos have given me a lovely nostalgic feeling. I had a chuckle at the 'Deer Resistant' label but like you with your voles who menace the bulbs, we have naughty Peter Rabbits and wombats. Thank you. Just delightful!
Hellebores are amazingly long lived plants - they just get better and better. Yes, everything is game with those critters. So glad you could talk a walk around with me here in PA today, Catherine :)