A Week Of Flowers

 A "week of flowers".  Excellent garden blog meme,  sorry to miss it--belated contribution.  It's about looking forward to Spring when the world outside is grey, dark, gloomy. 

Very late winter: the compact Alstroemerias:

The first of the Dutch Iris:
Hippeastrum papillio:
March:  Leucadendrons, Aloes, and the first of the roses are stars:

Aloe speciosa:
The Leucospermums begin.  They will peak in April:
'The Endeavour':
April. Everything:  the first round of roses peak, Gerberas peak, all the in-ground Hippeastrum hybrids open at once, and Leucospermums. 




And too many more to mention.  

Thanks to Cathy of Words and Herbs and Kris of Late To The Garden Party for the link,  because thinking about the joys of spring is always a lift, no matter what time of year it is.   Many more masses of flowers to enjoy--check the links above.  

Comments

  1. So nice that you joined in at the end! You have some lovely flowers to look forward to. Roses, Hippeastrums, and that gorgeous Clematis. Thank you for sharing! 😃

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  2. I hope the Hippeastrums I've transplanted into my borders naturalize as beautifully as yours have some day. They did so in my former garden (when I had no expectations of that) but they seem to be slow about getting to that in my current garden (for which I possibly have unrealistically high expectations).

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    1. I hope yours get going for Spring. They are great plants.

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  3. Oh, thank you for sharing. You've really brightened my day. Everything is green and gray around here...thankful for the evergreens. Your roses are stunning, along with everything else.

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  4. Thank-you for this lovely floral escape. Those salmon coloured Hippeastrum are spectacular. Do you remember what variety they are? Will vicariously enjoy your lovely garden from our snowy white one.

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    1. It was fun to look back and remember a good Spring. That salmon Hippeastrum is 'Rilona'.

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  5. The idea that those gorgeous Hippeastrums are in the ground is something that is difficult for us cold climate gardeners to cope with. Mostly I'm just lusting at the whole concept.

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    1. I was somewhat surprised at how well they've done. They have been ridiculously easy. Makes up for the inability to grow Tulips.

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  6. Fantastic. I don't know how you manage restraint since I'd fill the garden with roses and then rip them all out to plant aloes everywhere... well actually the budget would run out quickly, but with so many choices you must really work hard to pace yourself and keep things varied and always gloriously abundant!

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    1. Restraint is indeed difficult, and judging by the number of plants in the garden, I'm failing at it.

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  7. Like Kris, you have some gorgeous hippeastrum blooms, Hoover Boo. The apricot coloured one in particular is just spectacular. I’m too scared to grow them here as I understand they are very poisonous to cats (even a lick of pollen can make them very sick) so I’m happy to enjoy your beautiful blooms at a safe distance 🙂

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    1. There are so many wonderful plants to try, a few avoided for kitty safety reasons will not be missed!

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