BRINGING IN THE BLOOMS

Spring is here.  Yes!  Bringing in my blooms to the kitchen.  I found this great pitcher that I’m using as a vase on my kitchen island.

 You know that I’m obsessed with anything Fornasetti so I just had to purchase these placemats. 

 Perfect in my black and white kitchen with a pop of pink.  

(Link to where to purchase placemats at the end of this post.)

Here are the azaleas outside my kitchen window.

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Source for placemats: https://www.ecologysoap.com/product-page/cotton-linen-fornasetti-placemats

GARDEN SNIPPETS

I wanted to share some of my garden blooms.

GARDEN CHIPPINESS AND BLOOMS

GARDEN PATH AND AZALEAS

 

CLEMATIS CLIMBING THE ARBOR

These roses bloom then rest for three weeks and bloom again.

ROSES 

EVENING PRIMROSE

My evening primrose are super stars.  They normally grow low to the ground but they're competing in this bed with some tall Black Eyed Susans.  The primrose took on the challenge and stretched beyond the aggressive Susans.  Flower power!

How does your garden grow?

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MORE TULIP MAGNOLIA

My Tulip Magnolia is my harbinger of Spring.  I previously shared the view from inside.  Here she is in all her pink glory outside.  And, she’s always just in time for Easter.

VIEW FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION

Happy Spring

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MY TULIP MAGNOLIA SURPRISE

 I always look forward to my tulip magnolia blooming and filling my window with pink.  Last year a late frost damaged the blooms.  I was afraid that the same thing had happened again this year with another late frost.  I was so surprised when I walked in to the room and saw that the tulip magnolia blooms had survived and created my first sign of Spring again.

The blooms always arrive in time for Easter.

Happy Easter

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HUGGING A PAGODA

 Every Fall I prune my limelight hydrangea, encouraging a sphere-like shape for the Spring blooms.  Every Spring the blooms defy my symmetry attempts.  Last year they cascaded and mingled into the rhododendron.  This year they defied me again and tumbled in another direction and embraced my pagoda.

LIMELIGHT HYDRANGEA HUGGING MY PAGODA

I wonder which direction it will choose next year.

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BRINGING MY ALLIUM INDOORS

Two years ago I  planted three Giant Allium bulbs.  The first year there was only one bloom on each plant.  They were so lovely.  They added some height and some early Spring interest to my garden.  Here's last year's bloom.  If you'd like to see the whole blog post, click  here or on the image below.

MY GIANT ALLIUM IN BLOOM

  There's another reason to love the Giant Allium.  It dries naturally. 

The first year there were only single blooms.  This year two of the plants had two blooms each.  Once they dried, I brought them in and added them to my demijohn that already held dried Allium from last year.  Here they all are together.  You can see that this year's blooms are a little greener. 

DRIED ALLIUM

DRIED ALLIUM IN A DEMIJOHN ON THE LANDING

My demijohn is the perfect vase for the flowers.

DEMIJOHN VASE

I wonder how many blooms I'll have next year.

SPRING BLOOMS 2022

I think my garden looks best in Spring.

LILAC TOPIARY

 I added a chippy iron bench under the lilac.

CHIPPY GARDEN BENCH

I think the allium is my favorite garden edition. 

ALLIUM

PERENNIAL FERNS

PINE AND BLUE SPHERE

PEONIES

CLIMBING ROSES

RHODODENDREN

I added some Creeping Jenny to a flower pot.  

CREEPING JENNY CLIMBING OVER THE FLOWER POT

MY FAVORITE LIME HOSTA

What's your favorite season in your garden.  

MY SPRING GARDEN PATH

Outside my kitchen door is my garden path that meanders down to our back yard.  This is the view when you look up from below.

VIEW FROM THE BACK YARD

 The azalea is in full bloom.

AZALEA IN FULL BLOOM

The bumble bee loves the azalea.

BUMBLE BEE ON AZALEA

There's a level area outside the kitchen door before the sloping path begins.  You can see part of the pergola at the bottom.

PATH AND PERGOLA

This year we added the bird bath.  It's a sentimental feature.  My father-in-law created it many years ago.  We rescued it from my in-law's yard. 

AREA OUTSIDE MY KITCHEN DOOR

I love the modern-looking bird bath.

VINTAGE BIRD BATH

I've had this metal arch for many years.  It's always had clematis climbing up and over it.  

I just had to share the close-ups of the spectacular blooms.

How does your garden grow?   I'd love to see your Spring blooms.