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Out of Hibernation

Michael came out from his sewing room hibernation today! It was a beautiful day - a bit chilly with temperatures in the 50s, partly cloudy with a few sun breaks and just a few very minor sprinkles. The garden is waking up fast. I love this time of year. The trees are just leafing out,  so when the sun does appear, there is a dappled scattering of sunrays dancing throughout the garden. The birds are singing and busy flitting about building their nests. In these crazy times, this is the only place where I feel totally calm and at ease and can filter out life's unpleasantries. We got a lot done today. Yesterday was even nicer with warmer temps and more sun. I got the tarps off the decks, statues and water features. Today was spent mostly cleaning up, more planting and moving pots around. Veronica 'Georgia Blue' Blue-eyed Mary ( Omphaloides verna ) with Daphne tangutica ) Japanese Maple ( Acer palmatum 'Beni Hime') Beesia Red Currant ( Ribes sanguineum 'King Edwa...

Early Flowers

Crocus

Cyclamen coum


Hellebore 'Merlin'



Snowdrop


Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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  1. Our"early flowers" are very different but I suspect the job we find in them is similar :)

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  2. The first signs of Spring :). I love the yellow crocus, so bright in February.

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  3. Beautiful leaves on the Cyclamen coum. So exciting to see the beginnings of Spring

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  4. Lovely, all of them, especially the photo of the Snow Drop. The foliage of the Cyclamen is also striking.

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