I missed bloom day in January, even though I had but three things to post. It doesn’t get much easier than January. Also, so many people are buried in terrible weather, why wouldn’t you celebrate having blooms in your garden?
Friends is on Netflix streaming. That’s why. Also, Greg pulled a quilt that his Grandmother made him out of storage and it makes our couch dangerously comfortable.
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| Sarcococca ruscifolia |
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| Hamamelis I. ‘Early Bright’ |
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| Mahonia x media ‘Arthur Menzies’ |
But I’m ready to rejoice: I’m finally past the season when Ross had a monkey and the weather has been so delightful lately! I’m getting off the couch, but only for a little bit.
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| Arctostaphylos ‘John Dourley’ |
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| Daphne odora ‘Mae Jima’ |
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| Euphobia ‘Blackbird’ |
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| Crocus chrysanthus ‘Romance’ |
All of my hellebores are blooming and all of them look pretty terrible. I wasn’t quick enough to get Sluggo down this year.
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| Helleborus orientalis ‘Metallic Blue Lady’ |
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| Othonna cheirifolia |
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| Rosemary |
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| Arctostaphylos bakeri ‘Louis Edmonds’ |
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| Helleborus x ‘Black Diamond’ |
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| Daphne odora ‘Aureomarginata’ with a bumble bee! |
Not pictured: Pieris japonica, whose blooms I always miss even though the entire shrub looks gift wrapped and Euphorbia myrsinites.
Happy bloom day! Spring is near! Thank you to our host, Carol, over at
May Dreams Gardens.
