Spring is my favorite season to spend in the garden. Every day this last week I’ve spent time removing dead foliage, weeding or just taking pictures of spring blossoms. The first fava beans and peas have started to push up through the soil; I took the picture above several days ago and by today more sprouts started to appear.
This seems to be the season of small blue things (SBT). The chartreuse hellebores are in full bloom, contrasting nicely with the SBTs. There are a lot of different SBTs in this small area: periwinkle, anemones, violets and grape hyacinths as well as patches of other blue things in the grass and in Vladimir’s spring garden. I’ve also included some of the first trilliums that have appeared.
hellebores and small blue things
violets
periwinkle
grape hyacinths
okay, so these aren’t blue, but they’re gorgeous
two of the most prolific small blue things
blue things in Vladimir’s spring garden
big patch of blue flowers in the lawn
lenten roses?
Your trilliums ARE lovely. Not blue yet, but hey, they will take on purple / blueish tinge as they age, so they fit the collection well! They are the provincial flower of Ontario, where I’m from. Sparks fond memories of exploring woods as a kid in Ontario. Thanks Chrystal.
Thanks Bryn, I am going to keep an eye on them to see if they turn blue….
Did you plan the blue and purple theme? It’s lovely and what a wonderful harbinger of spring…finally spring.
Hi Pat, I can’t take credit for planting any of the flowers except for the grape hyacinths. Everything else – all the gorgeous wild ones that are taking over – was planted by my in-laws many years ago and has managed to survive. Last year a I did buy a bag of mixed bulbs with five different types of orange, yellow and pink flowers and they are now blooming in the front.
Hope you are enjoying spring in your garden right now…CP