Sitting at my window looking out over the sunny garden as the geese fly overhead. Ah...spring.....
First flowers to bloom in my garden were the Galanthus (snowdrops); then Eranthis (winter aconites); now Chionodoxa (glory of the snow) in three different colours; Iris reticulata, a small bulbous iris; Puschkinia (striped squill); Scilla, which make up the beautiful blue carpet in the lawns around here, and ,finally, hellebores in many colours....
All but iris and hellebores are good for naturalizing in the grass. Remember to get lots of these little bulbs to plant in the fall!
Blue flower is Scilla. White flower with blue stripes is Puschkinia.
Three colours of Chionodoxa.
Galanthus
This slide illustrates the relative size of small spring bulbs: (from left) Galanthus, three colours of Chionodoxa, Scilla, Puschkinia, Iris reticulata.
More flowers on the way!!
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