Sunday, April 14, 2013

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day April 2013

The northeast corner of Mississippi, USA, zone 7

The Hellebores are still holding on to their blooms, though their colors are beginning to fade.
They began blooming in January, very pale, with deeper colors in February and March.

Kerria Japonica 'Pleniflora'
Kerria is a bright, cheerful shrub whose ambition is to take over the entire garden

Red Buckeye Aesculus pavia
I've heard it said that when the Red Buckeye blooms, its time for the Hummingbirds to return.
Our first Hummingbird this year showed up on Saturday!
I do believe the same ones return each year, after wintering in Mexico.

Japanese Magnolia sometimes called Saucer Magnolia or Tulip Magnolia
There are very few blooms on the Japanese Magnolia this year.
We had a hard freeze with heavy frost just as it began to bud.
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Everything here is covered with pollen from the Pine Trees.
Even the Pansies have pine pollen on their faces.

Viola sororia
The back yard is full of small Wild Violets that are kin to Pansies, both being Violas.

Claytonia virginica
Another wildflower, Spring Beauty, is running down the slope to the barn.

Their dainty little blooms are about the size of your thumbnail.

Preview of next month's Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day.

This white Clematis is the first to bud and bloom each year.
My darker colored Clematis vines are several weeks behind this one.

Happy Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!

To see what is blooming around the world,
visit Carol at May Dreams Gardens: Click here!


 

28 comments:

  1. Even if they are plants alien to us here, you have one of my favorites: violas and pansies. I love the pansies the moment i saw them in Sweden. However, i don't know the difference between them. I always love seeing them in blogs. I've seen them just 2x yet in person.

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  2. Why have I not seen your photos before! Your photos are beautiful!

    I do miss seeing the wild violets and wow I cannot pick a favorite but I do love the kerria.

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  3. Don't you love wildflowers...I have clover here...I'm loving spring...just wish the pollen here would lighten up. I do love the violets too

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  4. Nice, I love those little wildflowers. All we have are the stinkin' yellow ones and the little onion flowers. Except in the flower beds and I have several kinds I have no idea what they are.

    Happy week.

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  5. Beautiful blooms! Your garden has a lot of the same flowers blooming right now as does mine in zone 8.

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  6. Super blooms - your little woodlanders are delightful. You reminded me that I planted some Viola sororia - I must see what's happened to it!
    I have never heard of Claytonia before. I must investigate!
    Happy Bloom Day!

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  7. I love your carpet of violas, my native violas tend to hide their flowers under their leaves, I am hoping I can encourage them to show off more by splitting them and spreading them around more. That swathe of Claytonia virginica is stunning. Happy GBBD.

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  8. I'm jealous you've spotted a hummingbird - haven't seen one yet. Great pictures!

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  9. Terrific pictures, and like Janet I especially like the claytonia meadow. Sadly we don't get hummingbirds here in the UK! Flighty xx

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  10. Oh I so love your wildflowers and other blooms...very pretty. Happy Garden Blogger's Bloom Day and happy spring!

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  11. What a cheerful bright spring garden you have! I especially like those sweet little wildflowers, and the double yellow kerria. I haven't seen a double-flowered one before - very fancy!

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  12. Nothing is more perfect than a field of wildflowers. Happy Bloom day.

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  13. That hill of wildflowers is so pretty! Beautiful blooms. Can’t wait for our Zone 6a to catch up. Happy GBBD!

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  14. Gorgeous Blooms! I especially love your wildflowers! Happy GBBD! Cheers, Jenni

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  15. You have such a lovely variety of flowers in bloom for Bloom Day. But my favorite photo is of the wildflowers blooming on the slope to the barn. Very picturesque!

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  16. Love the field of wildflowers! All your other blooms are pretty, too, but that scene is just so delightful. How exciting to have the first hummingbird--I have read that hummingbirds do return to their favorite spot each year, so it probably is the same hummingbird returning home for you.

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  17. That is a the biggest field of Claytonia I have ever seen! wow. I have many of the same blooming now. The hummingbirds love Red Buckeye!

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  18. I've never seen Claytonia. The image of the field filled with Claytonia is stunning!!! Happy to find your Blog today. So wonderful your garden!

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  19. My goodness but you have a wonderful selection of blooms for this Bloom Day. I've been meditating about where I could add a buckeye to my garden. I really must find a spot for it. Beautiful!

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  20. Your field of flowers is enchanting!

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  21. yes i love your barn picture! very pretty flowers..i imagine mississippi to be so nice and warm.

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  22. Love the field and barn photo (like everyone else!). I would love to have a red buckeye myself. Living in north Louisiana, I get the pine pollen, lol!

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  23. So happy that spring is finally here! Love your blooms :) Last year my husband mowed over my buckeye, but it's starting to send new limbs up this spring - so hopefully it will survive :)

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  24. Lovely photo of the Spring Beauty. I have some but they don't grow in the grass to that extent, very pretty.

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  25. Gorgeous spring flowers, especially the violas but I have a thing for magnolias so that was my favourite! You are much earlier than us here in London this year, my magnolia has just tiny buds still and some of my hellebores have still got buds not even opened.
    Have a great week-end!

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  26. Oh wow, the picture of the field covered with Spring Beauty took my breath away!

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  27. So many flowers in bloom, a mass of colour. Spring is beautiful!

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  28. Lea your blooms are stunning. I love your pansies and wildflowers.

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