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Monday, April 11, 2011

spring! finally - flowers in my yard

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These are the flowers blooming in my yard this week. I planted 50 of the bright yellow waterlily tulips (top) in my front yard last fall and they're in full bloom now. The bright cerise Batalini tulips (bottom left) are at my community garden plot. I love early tulips! They open in the sun and close when its cloudy. I'm so happy to see them after a long and snowy winter.

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I bought a tray full of bright little violas to plat in the big pots in my back yard for a cheerful view from my kitchen window.
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19 comments:

  1. supreme growersApril 12, 2011 12:36 AM

    I use my own blend of Mycorrhizae on everything I plant. Does anyone know if mycorrhizae does anything for violas? It works with 95% of all plants and I bet it would make those violas strong and disease resistant. I have tons of free packets if anyone wants to try it. just follow this link http://bit.ly/FREETRIALPACKS and type in the coupon code FREE I would love to know every plant my formulation works on.Happy Growing!

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  2. WendyApril 12, 2011 8:32 AM

    Kathy,

    I've noticed you use the word plat here. You used it on the "work day" post, too. Is that a gardening term? Or did you mean to say plant? I'm a novice gardener so I take nothing for granted. I love johnny-jump-ups and am never disturbed to find them where they're not planted. The cerise has beautiful color!

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  3. AnonymousApril 12, 2011 10:56 AM

    Those violas are just so beautiful! They are definately one of my favorites!!

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  4. Sue SwiftApril 12, 2011 1:30 PM

    Hi Cathhy,
    love the pansies - my favourites for this time of year.
    Came over to tell you I found some of your posts today - but not here. They were on http://bestgardeningbox.blogspot.com/ along with a lot of mine and other stuff I couldn't identify. I've left a rude comment on each of mine about illegality.

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  5. BethanyApril 12, 2011 2:12 PM

    Beautiful flowers!

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  6. bethanyApril 12, 2011 2:19 PM

    I also added you to the list of garden blogs on my site: So It Grows.

    I particularly enjoyed the "Bird's Eye View" slideshow of your garden. Lovely.

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  7. JezibelsApril 12, 2011 4:12 PM

    It's all about the view from the kitchen window for me too! Im always trying to improve it! So I had a garden window installed ; )

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  8. AnonymousApril 12, 2011 5:35 PM

    I'm intimidated by your blossom count at this time of the year, but... love your galanthus and it's blooming at the same time as crocuses and early tulips? It must be just lovely.

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  9. kathyApril 12, 2011 8:33 PM

    Patricia, Yes, many things at the same time this year. I think because of all the snow. The Hellebore and Galanthus usually bloom in the winter, but didn't bloom this year until the snow melted. Since we had 3-4 feet in my yard 'til mid March, everything started blooming together in April.

    More day by day. daffodils are popping now.

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  10. kathyApril 12, 2011 8:37 PM

    Sue, I enjoyed looking at that link (not). These things pop up now and then and I think there's not much we can do. I think most people can figure out the real site and these clones aren't worth our time to worry about.

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  11. kathyApril 12, 2011 9:05 PM

    Wendy, "Plat" is a top secret word, ;-) it is garden jargon for typing the word 'plant" too fast. I should go back and fix it, but will leave it now. I wonder why spell-checker didn't catch that??

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  12. JodyApril 12, 2011 9:48 PM

    I'm always excited about what new pictures you're taking. They're great. I know it being spring and all helps a bunch, but thanks for sharing with such a great eye for beauty. Thanks for the boost!

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  13. AnonymousApril 13, 2011 3:18 PM

    We had a paucity of snow this year, and my hellebore, the Lenten variety, has been blooming merrily through... Lent! I fear that trying a Christmas rose here would be a hiding to nothing.

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  14. L. AmblerApril 13, 2011 10:42 PM

    I love the tulips, particularly the lovely water lily tulips. I am a new follower to your blog.

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  15. Karen AnneApril 14, 2011 6:39 AM

    Wow, is that annoying to see that plagiarism site. What is the matter with those people.

    I always feel that it detracts a little from photos to put a copyright statement on them, but maybe for awhile...

    Did anything happen about that other site that was copying you a year or two ago? The one where the guy seemed to be running stuff through a translator and then reversing it?

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  16. Karen AnneApril 14, 2011 6:40 AM

    I forgot, I started to ask what the flowers were to the left of the snowdrops?

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  17. Karen AnneApril 14, 2011 6:42 AM

    Oh, hellebores, duh.

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  18. kathyApril 14, 2011 3:04 PM

    That other site has an entirely new format - no more plagiarism - last I looked.

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  19. contact@organic-gardening-resource.comApril 15, 2011 10:33 PM

    The tulips are a wonderful color for this time of year. They are cheerful and just plain beautiful.

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