Phlox, or I have always called it thrift, has finally made it in my garden.
I have lost several in our heat.
Sweet William
This snapdragon has bloomed all winter and quadrupled in size.
A chickadee has built a nest in this old birdhouse.
We can observe her from the kitchen window.
The Knockout Roses will be blooming next week.
Bridal Veil Spirea is one of my favorite bushes.
It holds many childhood memories for me.
This one is still small and difficult to photograph but I am overjoyed
to see these mini white clouds of flowers.
The aloe vera in the twig wreath made it through the winter in the lawn mower shed.
I have been outside for about three hours this morning combating weeds.
It is a fine day. Today's high will be 80 degrees.
Perfect weather to sit on the deck, read, and listen to bird song.
What's blooming in your garden?
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happy gardening
Olive
Thank you for the photos and garden update -- they are so inspiring that I think I'm going to look for some Sweet William when it's finally time to start planting here in New Jersey!
ReplyDeleteNothing here except crocus. The daffs all have yellow heads tightly curled. So, lovely to look at your garden.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty, especially the phlox. I've never heard it called "thrift."
ReplyDeleteAfter I called it Bridal "Bush" and you said it was "veil," my Mom said she always called it Bridal "Wreath." She's from North Alabama.
I think some Bride somewhere is carrying around a schizophrenic bouquet!!!
All of these look amazing! I liked this post very much.
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Your garden is looking lovely Olive. I love snapdragons and need to plant some. A favorite from my childhood was Sweet William. Spring is lovely here but so is the pollen!
ReplyDelete~Emily
The French Hutch
I know it feels good to be outside and catching a few rays while pulling a weed or two. We always called Spirea 'bridal wreath'. Different names but mean the same. Love that phlox. I haven't grown that plant but I may have to find some this year. Love it.
ReplyDeleteOlive, your flowers are beautiful. Nothing is blooming in my garden - it's all dried up and yellow.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to have some knock out roses here in our flower beds. They do real well here in Florida. There are snapdragons and petunias blooming behind our house right now! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteOlive, beautiful images. My bottle brush bush is blooming and is so pretty! I can also smell my tea olive bushes! Lovely scent! Yes I also remember the bridal veil, my grandmother had them!
ReplyDeleteYour patio is so pretty too!
Your flowers are just beautiful. We have quite a lot of things blooming. Course, we're suppose to have a really bad night tonight with thunderstorms and then a drastic temperature drop. Hope it doesn't get cold enough to ruin anything. The phlox are blooming, the hydrangeas are budding and the hostas are growing at record speed. They always just amaze me at how fast they come up once they start.
ReplyDeleteJudy
All of your blooms are beautiful! I only have daffs right now and after two days of 85 degree weather I think that might be it for them! I do see lilac buds though:@)
ReplyDeleteOlive I sure enjoyed all your beautiful pics. Lovely:)
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed seeing pics of the flowers in your yard. You have some pretty ones. Love the charming red birdhouse too!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your pictures, Olive. In spite of the heat, you gals in the South sure have it good with the long blooming time you have each year! I would think it's all much prettier in person. Enjoy! Oh, and I LOVE that twig nest!
ReplyDeleteI have some tulips and daffs just coming out of the ground and it looks like we lost our front lawn due to the drought last summer. I hope seeding it will do the trick, if not, sod. Thankfully it's not a huge lawn.
XO,
Jane
pretty. lovely shots. i have daffodils every where. planted more this year - so i hope they will arrive next year. fingers crossed. ( :
ReplyDeleteAwesome photos. I was just looking at some phlox today. It's one of the only plants in the stores right now. Now I have to check out that opium den???
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bridal veil spirea. I can't seem to get it to grow here, but my mom, who used to live within 20 miles, had 2 huge spireas like that, one on each side of our front stoop. Anyway, when I was probably 8 or 9, I would pinch a branch (near the base) between my thumb and forefinger, then zip it up to the end of the branch, stripping every blossom off and giving me a little 'bouquet.' Isn't that HORRID!!! And my mother still loved me (but probably thought the bunnies got her shrub.) :-)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your photos of Olive. I can't believe how far ahead your garden is compared to mine. Things are still pretty brown here yet. I love the fact that there is going to be a little bird family living in that cute little house.
ReplyDeletehugs from me...
Your garden already looks so pretty with the fresh blooms. These warm days are helping to push out the leaves and buds around here.
ReplyDeleteMary Alice
I always enjoying see the progress of everyone's flowers. Fun I envy the ones ahead of me, then later I envy the ones behind me because I wish what they have blooming was still blooming in my yard! Only Daffodils here.
ReplyDeleteOlive your blooms look so pretty!! We've had quite a few warm days here and things are really starting to sprout:)
ReplyDeleteLove seeing and hering about your 80 degree weather predictions. Roses blooming soon is far, far away for us!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous. I have been digging in the dirt for a few days now. It was disappointing this year as my phlox just died off after four years. Not sure what happened. I love them.
ReplyDeleteSoooo pretty Miss Olive. We've dropped 40 degrees since last night at this time. WHAT? I hope my blooms survive.
ReplyDeleteLove, Rebecca
Such pretty photos, Olive...I can't wait to see beautiful spring scenes like that here! It is snowing again...sigh...just when all the snow had disappeared!
ReplyDeleteIf we get the snow they are calling for this Friday, I'm coming back here to look at your lovely garden and pretend it is mine!
ReplyDeleteHey Olive;
ReplyDeleteWhat Beautiful plants you have. I must try and find some of the Bridal Veil Spirea, as it is absolutely Stunning!! Great Photos and Thank-You for sharing. :-)
The daffodils here literally popped overnight, Olive! I was anticipating their bloom and was so glad to see them dotted about the landscape as I was driving the other morning. I am going to have to plant some bulbs around our condo this Fall so I have my own to admire. I can't wait to get some flowers in this year. Looking forward to adding some favorites into the landscaping here.
ReplyDeleteGood Afternoon Olive, It is lovely to see so much colour in your garden. You have the start of an English Cottage Garden....snap dragons, phlox and sweet william. My mother, Phyllis has a beautiful, huge Spirea growing in her front garden...it must be about 30 years old, but year after year it flowers as beautifully as yours.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your garden.
Best Wishes
Daphne
Beautiful! I miss chickadees. We had lots of them in Edmond but no sign of them here. I think there are so many hawks they are hiding out.
ReplyDeleteMorning Olive, your photo of your rose is amazing. It would be a wonderful gift to a dear friend or relative. The droplets on the edges of the leaves is beautiful. Blessings and smiles, Emilou :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for showing your pretty flowers. They brighten my mood. All I see here is snow. I've been outside today too, but it was shoveling that darn white stuff.
ReplyDeleteWhat a happy garden walk Olive! It's fine gardening weather finally here too. I love Bridal Wreath Spirea, we had three shrubs at out former house, I need to plant some here! Fun that you have Chickadees taking up residence :)
ReplyDeleteOh you have such beautiful flowers....and your photos are amazing! Thanks for sharing the beauty of it all!
ReplyDeleteUm - it snowed here today. We got at least four inches...
ReplyDeleteLovely photos - I love blossoms.