Almost the entire weekend has been spent in the garden. When I wasn't in the veg garden I was in the flower gardens. It is quite possible that I spent far too much time potting up baby plants to give away but I would rather do that than see them tossed in the compost. I still have a large pile of mulch sitting in the driveway but things are looking pretty good around here. On Friday the boys and I were mulching the side shade garden when I found this. I've no idea where it came from and I don't recall it being there last year. It is so pretty, I just love the speckles. 
My neighbour brought me some double lilacs, she brings me some each year because she knows that I love them too.
There are lots of firsts in the garden just now, I found the first of our California poppies in bloom, pretty soon there will be thousands of these. They are prolific spreaders and act as a bit of a ground cover here.
Here is the first daisy in bloom. We have loads of these and it is one of my favourite flowers to bring in as a cut flower. They are so simple and fresh looking.
And up top is a picture of our first columbine in bloom, I think that is the one that you gave me last year, Samantha.
oh my! toooo beautiful for words! the columbine is the loveliest i've ever seen! and the speckled flower is gorgeous! it isn't a violet is it?
ReplyDeleteoh! flowers are almost too beautiful for the human spirit, aren't they? thanks for the photos. just gorgeous!
Ooooooo!!!!! Pretty, pretty, pretty!!! We are a little behind you up here in the mountain - my lilacs are just starting to open their flowers, the daisy heads are still little balls not yet flowered and the columbines (my favourite!!) are teasing me ;-)
ReplyDeleteI love the way the seed everywhere, giving me a garden full of surprises :-)
beautiful flowers
ReplyDeleteand sounds like a busy weekend
Jen
So very lovely.... I'm getting my flower fix through your beautiful blooms.
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