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Hyacinth

and my brug

Pericallis Senetti magenta

And Crown of thorns

I really like that purple one...

Coreopsis on my hillside

And a grevellia hummingbird bloom that I'm bound determined to get a clear shot of one day.

seeing those pictures makes me want spring


think spring everyone

penny

Thank heavens for Souther California members. It's just getting around to being winterlike around here. Which is scary since I have a apartment full of seedlings that are ready to transplant and I hadn't planned for that stage of development so am I in trouble lol.

Love all of your pics Tina!

I love the smell of hyacinths!! Hope we don't have a cold snap that murders mine. Pericallis Senetti magenta - what is the other name of this? Very lovely.

wow those are GORGEOUS pics!!! I wish spring would hurry up and come already!! those are such BEAUTIFUL colors! so can you garden year round in california?

Yeah, we can garden here all year. But it slows down in winter quite a bit.

And Sheri, That is the only name on that plant. I had never heard of it before so I had to buy it right? The tag says: Cool weather blooming. Protect from frost. Full sun to part shade. 15-23 inches. Regular water do not allow to dry out.
Use for spring patio containers, 6" or grouped in a larger pots. Or use as a bedding plant. Hardy to 45-55*

Penny, they have no business doing this to us - we here in Ontario are wanting some spring too.
:-(

sorry

Tina,

those are all beautifull flowers,you re so lucky it bloomed.

on behalf of penny and myself i d like to say that,**IF CARTIER WOULD HAVE PADDLED THE OTHER WAY,WE D HAVE THE GOOD END OF THE STICK** and could have had flowers in febryary..lol

and i include carly also..sory carly...didn t see you..fault of new spectacles...

That's cute Franny!!

thought I'd share some pretties I got at wally world today

Well, they are in my zone 9. But you have to ask someone else for your zone. I just wanted to say that they were beautiful. I love carnations.

thanks tina the pics aren't all that good though

confederate violets

I failed to mention that these are plants blooming in my yard now.

Because I was sickly, I haven't even cleaned up things from last season and it's already THIS season.


pitiful looking spirea


lovely spirea

These come up in our field.

Beautiful pics Sheri. I'd love a field of wild daff's.

Sheri,

what beautiful pictures,your daffs are superb,and to think there s a foot a snow on mine...lol

specially the last pix is so..i don t know there s something about it...

Beautiful flowers, Sheri!!!

I always think fondly of William Wordsworths poem about daffodils when I see them - it was a favorite of my mom's when I was younger and has stayed with me since.

"I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD"
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed--and gazed--but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
1804.

Sheri, THOSE ARE ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUSSSSSSSSSS!!!

I absolutely love how those daff's line the
front walk.... so cute....

Did you do those or were they already there?

Anything come up after they are done bloommin'??

I planted those there a couple of years ago. I have tulips that usually come up first, but they've just started. I'm not sure how this is gonna work out this year with everything being early. Later in the summer snapdragons usually come up. I'll have to wait and see what it's gonna be this summer.

Lynne,

i ve got a wonderful idea,you know the last picture Sheri posted,well someone does a picture of it and have your poem gold plated under it...wouldn t that be nice!

Franny.

that's a nice idea Franny.

WOWWWWWW WOWWW!!look at that,just noticed...I VE GOT A GOLD BAR!!!!!


THANK YOU GUYS....DO BESIDE SOME OF YOU LOOKS LIKE I M STILL ON THE WARANTY HERE


ffffffrrraaaannnnnnnnyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!

you have a congratulation post going Francine.

thank you sheri i ve been visiting it couple times like you could see...


so now, are you gonna paint your daffs and put Lynnes poem under,twood be really nice,right next to your grand daughter s one.

talk to you later and thanks!! i m going by by now.

I just looked out the bedroom window and my row of forsythia is blooming. It's usually the first thing in the spring to bloom in my neck of the woods. Things are so out of order this year.

Found two Rose of Sharon white and purple blooming in my hall this morning. Had to move the white outside to get a good shot as flash washed it out.


Jimmy

That white is wonderful, Jimmy. How big is that flower?

Pretty, Jimmy!
How do you get them to bloom in your hall?
Do you have plant lights over them?

hi jimmy and sheri,

i am sooo jelous, what beautiful flowers you have.
they look great!!!
keep sending in the pictures, at least those of us in snow country can dream when we see your flowers.
penny

Thanks for the compliments. Tina the bloom is 4 inch's across has more buds and the purple one has another bloom opening . Cindy I have them in my hall useing full spectrum lights all winter. They are outside now getting some air and indirect sun getting ready to stay out after last freeze around March 14. Also had to put them out to put some Fish Emulsion on them to stimulate their roots.If I used that inside I wouldn't be able to stay in the house. Trent aleady gripes because I put water in the jug inside the house sure has a smell.
Jimmy

Morning penny you could probably use some of this sun also. All my plants are on the porch now lows overnight will be around 58 so looks like I can leave them out overnight at least until Thursday when cold wave from Pacific is supposed to bring some of Tina and Patty's rain along with colder weather.
Jimmy

hi jimmy,

we could really use some sun, it would be nice to have it, instead of this snow, i hate it now.
thise are really pretty flowers, great job!!
penny

That purple is really pretty Jimmy. Nice job.

wow those are BEAUTIFUL jimmy! I don't think I've ever seen a solid white one before and I'm with tammy...that is a really pretty purple did you grow them from seed?

Love the white one Jimmy. Very pretty! Question for you, will the Texas Star you sent me bloom in one year or do I have to wait for two???

Triss mine have always bloomed the first year. Most HIB's bloom the second or third year but mine have always bloomed the first year. Missjamiie I bought them @ Wal-Mart last spring on close out got last two they had for $5.00 ea. So far they have not produced a seed pod.
Jimmy

That white one is gorgeous..

Those pictures are a ray of sunshine up here,
Thanks Jimmy!!!

Thanks for that info Jimmy. Of all the Hibiscus I started, the Texas Star are doing the best. I cannot wait to see a bloom on one of them!

I've got my first blooms of the year--not counting my Johnny jump-ups that have had flowers on for a couple of months or so.

2 Yellow Mammoth crocus and 1 King of the Striped crocus.

When I get back from B. C., winter had better be outta' here!

Grrrrrrrrrr!

(I love those Johnny jump Ups - I think they're 'Jumpin' Jacks'? I pick 'em everywhere and put them in my garden patches.)

Do these count? I bought them last year when we went to the ocean for 99 cents each...and I put them out even though it's winter....it's cheery to see them spinning away.




Hey, I'm in Maryland...nothing is blooming yet! This is as good as it gets....

All my bulbs are coming up but nothing flowering yet.

I like those, Laura. Wish I could spot me some around here. I might give up planting the real things....NOT! They are colorful, aren't they? Works for me when nothing else is blooming...

Dianna

Yeh, they just add a bit of cheer at this time of the year I think. That big pole there is the birdhouse......I have Daffs, and Tulips, and Crocuses, and Glads planted in my birdhouse bed. The plan was always to put a smaller wood square in there...and make it 2 levels...but we never got that far...

great idea Loz.

Works for me! That made me SMILE!

If I had those out right now,
They'd be covered in snow up to the tallest
white one, right now...
It's really snowin' hard here..

Cute Flowers!!!

I have big flower spinners too! Typical Loz she said.

Just a pic I found of last years sunflowers! Those things were gigantic!!! It cheered me up seeing them so I thought I'd share! In the left corner you can see some wrought iron and the blue of a chair...that's where I sit all summer and I miss it!

hummm...I'll have to hope outside with my camera tomorrow

Very pretty Loz. Looks so good with the bird house.

Sunflowers are my favorite. I tried to plant a whole field of them one time but it didn't work out. Only a few came up.

I grew alot of sunflowers this last summmer,
all different colors..
*the deers gave them a hair cut early in their lives, and gave them multiply stems, and had alot of heads, but they were smaller than some years...
But we especially enjoyed wathching the tiny birds come in and forage in the fall, it was just alive with little birds...
The boys got a kick out of it too!

Oh yeh, the birds love it!!! Right before we left for the ocean last year I cut the heads off and put them down near the feeders....When I came back they were stripped bare.....

I have 3 different sunflowers this year...the regular ones like I grew last year....Red Sun Sunflowers, and some fuzzyish type...

When I moved my plants outside yesterday here is what I found on my Hydrangia's.



Some one told me they would not bloom in the house. These were in the Iguana's room where I start my seeds. Of course I was told Tropical Hibiscus would not bloom in the house ether.
Jimmy

Cool, Jimmy!
I'm probably going to have brugmansias blooming in the house if it doesn't warm up outside soon!

I know the seasons are way off schedule this year. I've got some pretty tall seedlings going at the moment and I had hoped to not have to do the inside transplant stage lol.

Today in my yard...






That top one is a crocus...right?
...and no idea what that bottom one is.

cindy they are beautiful love that shade.
Jimmy

Jimmy, I just love hydrangeas. Never had a white one.

Cindy Bell, that is crocus. Is it early for London, KY?

Look at my bouquets from the yard today. It will be in more than one post because I can't get thing s to work today for some reason. Sorry.

camelillas with lorepedlum and daffs with forsythia

Cindy, the second pic is iris, probably siberian.
Sheri, your flowers are lovely, only 2 months ahead of my stuff!

Sheri, Those have got to be THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
FLOWERS IN A BOUQUET I HAVE EVER SEENNNNNNNNN!!!

Thank~Youuuuuuuuuuuuu for posting those...

Love the flowers today! What a nice ray of beauty!

Here's what I've got-- they've been open for a couple of days now--

No kidding!
I can't believe you have all that stuff blooming already!
I want spring!

14 days Cindy, 14 days....I'm watching that counter up there more than I did the Xmas one.....

Beautiful bouqets you have there Sheri...I'll take 2.

And your bulbs look good Tricia & Cindy....

Mine are poking up slowly, but still not flowering yet.

Regarding the second picture on the post with the crocus, I believe it might be a Miniature Iris because it kind of looks like the ones I have. Here is a picture if I can do it right.



Have a BEAUTIFUL day!

I did not know iris grew so tiny. Those are just percious.

the iris are blooming

the hill in front of my house.

I can notttttttt believe you've got iris's
and grape muscari blooming allllllready...
Unbelievable..

I won't be seeing that stuff for months yet!!!!

They are very pretty Sheri!!!

Very pretty Patches and Sheri!!!

I love seeing all the spring bulbs flowering away!!!!

All of my crocuses are open now...last year I planted 100 of them, and I already had about 30.....everything else is right on schedule...tulips, daffs, and hyacinths, and iris are getting close to flowering.

Beautiful Sheri!!!!

Oh, Sheri!
You have spring already!

I'm next!

Those pics are awesome!

OMG THEY ARE SOOOO PRETTY!! thanks sooo much for sharing those with us!! I can't wait to start seeing flowers around here!!

great pictures


thanks for sharing

MY FIRST COLUMBINE OF THE SEASON OPENED TODAY!

Sorry about the caps. It is called 'Tequila Sunrise"

More flowers today
Toadflax

And Arctotis

My first ranunculus of the year

Sorry it's so fuzzy. I'm working on my macro
And white callas. (These have been blooming for a couple of months)

Double daffs

That so great Tina!! I wish more were opening up here!!!! I love those double Daffs...I keep meaning to buy some and I keep forgetting...

All I have right now are about 10 clumps of Crocuses open....the daffs are just about ready though.

hi laura,
thw crocusus's look pretty, i had planted some last fall but those are one of the ones that went into the squirrels belly when he dug them up on me, so i will just admire yours

Those are pretty too, Loz. They don't do so well in So. Cal. They're great the first year but peter out in the next years.

A couple more, California Lilac

And closer

Flowering maple (I need all the camera practice)

And another flowering maple

Love all of your flowers Tina! You have a huge variety in bloom right now. You have to really enjoy being outside right now!

Loz, Thos crocus are really nice too!!!

Triss, those flowers are spread out a far piece from each other. I would love them all together somewhere. And while I'm wishing, why can't they bloom all year?

Know what you mean on that one!

Tina,
All of those flowers are very pretty ...
But I love that columbine..
It's verrrrrrrrry different...

Hey Weezie, I got seeds. Want some?

Loz, aren't crocus's wonderful. So tiny, yet so beautiful.

And Tina, I can't believe you grow those callas in your yard. That's what my oldest daughter wanted everyone to carry in her wedding and we paid a pretty penny for them. And I'll take some columbine seeds if you have a lot.

Sheri,
How come you can't grow those Calla's???
Very curious??

I have a neighbor who says she can over winter them outside at the base of her house..
**I haven't seen them, but I know I can over winter a dahlia at the base of my house**
sooooooo, give 'er a try..
Find your Southern exposure, raised bed, at the base of your house, maybe with some kind of stone/cement/brick to keep some more heat in..

Tina, I might just take you up on that offerrrrr..
I love Columbinessssssssssssssss

Sheri, what time of year was your daughter's wedding? I would be hard pressed to find any between July thru December. But Jan thru June I usually have at least one or two. They take considerable cold.
Weezie, PM your addy.