Tulips
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And as if they weren't pretty enough on the outside, they are also pretty on the inside when you look down into them.
Inside the Pink Tulip
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This pair of Easter Bonnet daffodils are my old reliables. They come back every spring. I think they started out as a group of five or six, but these two are the ones that remain.
Easter Bonnet Daffodils
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This bunch of double daffodils, on the other hand, are new this year from bulbs just planted in the fall.
Double Daffodils
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The magnolia is finally blooming.
Magnolia Bloom
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The sempervivum planters survived the winter fairly well, and the self-seeding pasque flowers are blooming prettily.
Sempervivum Planter
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Pasque Flowers
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And the garden under the elm in the backyard (presided over by the open-handed Buddha) is starting to fill out.
Garden with Open-Handed Buddha
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I must just mention as I look at this photo that I am disappointed with the mulch we put down in the garden last year. The colour is light, almost like sawdust, and it has not decayed naturally over the winter as the darker mulch we usually buy has done in the past. I really am not satisfied with this look.
The closed-handed Buddha is surrounded by vinca (periwinkle) and blue hyacinths. His head needs washing.
Closed-Handed Buddha
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Finally, I leave you with a photo of some red-twigged dogwood with variegated leaves emerging.
Red-Twigged Dogwood
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If that doesn't make you think of spring, I don't know what will.
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1 comment:
Lovely photos. Enjoyed them very much.
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