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April 15th is here and it is time for Gardener Bloggers Bloom Day. Head over to
May Dreams Gardens blog to find links to more blogger's posts.
It has been a beautiful week here with temperatures in the 60s and bright, sunny days. I have started my main project of the year, a garden wall to separate two areas. It is absolutely horrendous at the moment and any decent mason would get a big laugh at it. I can never get anything level and true to form, the entire wall is currently going downhill. More on that later. In the meantime, here are some blooms for the garden this week.
I am starting out with a new plant. This is Camassia and it is a native.
Dicentra 'Gold Heart' (Bleeding Heart) popped up really quickly. I swear it was nowhere to be seen last week.
Mukdenia - a plant that I thought had died but here it is -
An epimedium - possibly 'Sulphurium' -
The rhododendrons have started to bloom. This is 'Taurus' and it has doubled in size and bloom count from last year.
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| Rhododendron 'Taurus' |
Here is another red one - 'Hill's Bright Red'. I purchased this one from the Rhododendron Society when I visited the Molly and Cecil Smith garden last year.
This is a small one called 'Ramapo'. It lives in the front garden by the front window.
'Blue Baron' has the most dramatic color. The shrub itself, however, is very puny.
A lot of people dogged the Schipka Laurel (
Prunus laurocerasus 'Schipkaensis') when I posted a photo of it on Facebook. They said it smelled bad and reseeded everywhere. I'm not complaining about it yet. I actually find the smell pleasant and haven't noticed any seedlings. The blooms are quite stunning and the bees love it.
The Purple Wallflower (Erysimum linifolium
'Bowles Mauve') -
I also just planted a red wallflower that was so beautiful in the greenhouse at work. Since putting it in the garden, the color has faded to a dusty orange.
I am leaving you with tulips. I have a varied selection. I thought I was planting all orange tulips last fall but it turns out not all are orange.
Text and photos by Phillip Oliver
Those big rhodies are beautiful. Since you posted about the blue rhodie I read up about it. It doesn't seem that many people who have planted it likes it due to the puny plant. That blue captures many imaginations. It seems like this year I have read more about people planting a certain color of tulip and getting something else. Must have been in the packing last year. Doesn't really matter to me they are all beautiful! Happy GBBD.
ReplyDeleteI love the rhododendrons and the large-flowered tulips, although I can't grow either. That 'blue Baron' rhododendron is incredible! Best wishes with the wall project.
ReplyDeleteI am envious after seeing so many varieties of tulips growing at your place Philip since I have failed miserably many times in growing tulips at my area.Those rhododendrons are startling wish I could grow them here but they won't survive our harsh summer days.Happy blooms day.
ReplyDeleteI formerly lived in a hot and humid climate and rhododendrons certainly don't do as well in those conditions.
DeleteOh, I do love that bleeding heart. I really must add one to my garden. And those rhododendrons are the star of the show, aren't they? Lovely!
ReplyDeleteYour blooms are all lovely. You are a bit ahead of us with Rhododendron and Skip Laurel so I am enjoying the preview of what's to come. Happy Bloom Day!
ReplyDeleteI have some white Camassia - (they do not do well in part shade.) But blue - you have much blue in spring.
ReplyDelete-Ray
So many lovely colors!
ReplyDeleteDang - for some reason, I can only read your text, and not view your gorgeous photos. So, for now, I have to rely on my imagination. Will try to check back later. Happy Spring, Phillip!
ReplyDeleteAnna, apparently it is an issue with Blogger. Hopefully they will get it fixed soon.
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