Daffodil are taking over from the crocus now. The snowdrops are long gone.
Are daffodil and narcissi the same thing? A question I often ask (and don't know the answer).
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| Muscari keep going and going. Planted in an old chimney pot. |
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| The crocus are mostly finished now. |
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| Vinca Minor Argenteovariegata (Perennial) keeps flowering but the little purple flowers aren't very noticeable. Aren't perennials supposed to die down? This one doesn't. And it spreads and spreads! |
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| Heather flowers for weeks and weeks. |
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| Aubretia 'Springtime Mixed' (Hardy Perennial) with Cineraria 'Maritima Silverdust' (Half Hardy Annual) - both grown from seed last year. |
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| Forest Flame shrub in flower. |
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| Poached Egg Plant 'Limnanthes Douglasii, (Hardy Annual). One of those plants that's a bit hard to get rid of as it self seeds. I like that it self seeds, producing a flush of flowers twice in a given year. |
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| Tulips looking tired - not exactly 'best of show' however every splash of colour is welcome this time of year! Happy Blogger Bloom Day! |
For more on blogger's bloom day and the flower parade, check out hhttp://www.maydreamsgardens.com/2012/03/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-march-2012.html
Happy GBBD to you! Your blooms are looking lovely. Your heather is beautiful! btw, narcissus and daffodil are the same...narcissus being the botanical name.
ReplyDeleteNo flowers on our poached eggs yet. Narcissus is the Latin name and daffodil the common name for the same plants. It's just that many people use daffodil for the yellow trumpeted flowers and narcissus for the others for some reason.
ReplyDeleteYou always seem to have plenty of things flowering in your garden, such a lot of interest going on. I like the pretty pale daffodil in your first photo.
ReplyDeleteLove that Forest Flame! And your heather is beautiful. Tulips and daffodils - must be spring! Happy GBBD!
ReplyDeleteYour spring garden is gorgeous! Your heather looks better than mine. I think mine did not like the warmer winter. Happy GBBD!
ReplyDeleteI don't know how you do it, Kelli. You ALWAYS have loads of colour in your garden!
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ReplyDeletewow spring is in full bloom in your garden, love that whole stand of tulips and your heather, i can't grow either in my area.
thanks for showing your garden today :)
Lovely heather and pieris. You're ahead of us here in Yorkshire. Our daffodils and tulips are still in bud, apart from dwarf narcissi that are in full bloom.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blooms, Kelli! Happy GBBD! You always seem to have something beautiful blooming...I think you have a "green thumb".
ReplyDeleteWell, no blooms here for Blogger Blooms Day. While it has been very warm, it has also been very dry. We need a good rain to bring on the color. I will have to get the garden hose out this weekend if we don't get any moisture. Your daffodils are spectacular.
ReplyDeleteIt's fun to see the similarities in what is blooming in your part of Ireland, and what is blooming here in Northern California.
ReplyDeletethe heather is amazing.
ReplyDeleteIt is quite something that you've already got tulips blooming! I fear ours are weeks off with the cold weather we've had. I think heather is one of my favorite winter blooms. I love that it's ready and waiting on those first sunny days for the bee's to buzz to. Cheers, Jenni
ReplyDeleteI wish I can visit your garden this season. Very colourful. Not many flowers here at the moment.
ReplyDeleteLots of lovely colour in your garden - Northern Ireland seems to have a head start on us. Everything looks so fresh at this time of year doesn't it.
ReplyDeleteWow Bloggers bloom day! I love it I think I might have to join in on that one. Your spring garden makes me nostalgic for the Northern Hemisphere. We are about to 'Fall behind' here in Sydney. It is way too dark in the mornings but I will miss that extra light at night
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