The pots on the deck are bringing color close to the house. These are the first tulips to bloom this year. All are in pots to foil the rabbits!
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| Helleborus corsicus |
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| Helleborus orientalis and geranium |
Touring the garden turned up more bloom than I had expected. From now on comes the deluge - spring, glorious spring! The hellebores are still showing bloom, and are joined by the little pale geraniums.
Of course the daffodils are showing too, with more on the way.
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| Daffodils after the storm. |
| Camellias are coming out full, and clearly enjoy their location here. The pink one looks like a rose, and the red one talks to the ribes, which is just beginning to open. |
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| Pink camellia ten feet tall |
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| Ribes |
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| Red camellia and ribe |
Bergenia blossoms are opening with their deep rose red color.
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| Bergenia |
A clematis armandii smothers the lower gate, with a white hellebore at its feet.
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| Clematis armandii and hellebore. |
and of course all the old spring stalwarts...rosemary, euphorbia, vinca.
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| Rosemary Mozart |
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| Euphorbia characius |
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| Plain old vinca |
In many ways they are the backbone of the garden.
