I love Dianthus, there will be more in the garden this year. They stay green year round here and bloom off and on all winter. ( photo / image / picture from toni's Garden ) First Snowdrop to open and a couple waiting in the wings. First of the Snowdrops ( photo / image / picture from toni's Garden ) I am so tickled to see these buds. I bought the Bombay Eyes Iris last Sept from a grower at the 37 mile long garage sale south of here. I haven't had white Iris blooms before, guess it will be a few more days before I see them. Bombay Eyes Iris buds on either side of the fountain ( photo / image / picture from toni's Garden ) I have never grown Garlic before but I think these are doing just fine. Pot of Garlic ( photo / image / picture from toni's Garden ) And a flash of red in the tree followed by a repeated and repeated tap,tap,tap,tap,tap....etc. Yea!! He/she is back again!! ( photo / image / picture from toni's Garden )
Toni, a great and interesting group, I have just planted my first iris rhizomes, in shades of pink, maroon and white.I hope mine come up looking like yours. Mine will flower[hopefully] in september which will be our springtime. I love that little bird, I presume it is a woodpecker of some sort?
So hard to believe there are blooms somewhere in Februray! I loved to see them Toni, I can't wait to see the white Iris blooms. Mmmm ... fresh garlic!
I'm going to have to put Dianthus on my wish list. And I really should grow some garlic since I use so much of it.
It definitely looks like my garden is waking up. All my salvias are putting out new green leaves too. These showed up this morning. I planted the Alyssum seeds three years ago in this pot and the little plant has survived through the ice and snow events we have had in the past 3 winters, there are more buds beginning to open up too.... ( photo / image / picture from toni's Garden ) I am amazed that these came back this year. But there are 7 clumps of them, each having 2-4 buds. I hope there will be several blooming at the same time eventually. ( photo / image / picture from toni's Garden )
These new additions are good to see. My daffs only have a few points above ground at the moment...that one of yours looks so fresh and nice. It is encouraging to see yours, its like seeing a preview of what will bloom for me later. Alyssums blooming at this time of year astounds me.
