A peek inside for Garden Bloggers Bloom Day

 

 

 

I am thinking green, and not just because I have pre-spring fever, but because I am suffering from jealousy and am green with envy to see snowdrops and witch hazel blooming in Maine( The Coastal Maine Botanic Garden posted photos on their facebook page),and  tulips and daffodils poking out their first feelers to check if it is indeed time to emerge all over the place, except here ,where everything is still covered in snow ( 24.4 new inches last week)

But mine is not to question why, instead I will revel in my own little spring I have created inside the house. As you recall I was busily cutting  branches from spring blooming trees and shrubs when I last posted, and the  results have been wildly successful.

Forsythia, one of the easiest of plants to force into bloom has been coming on in waves here as I venture out to cut more every few days, the whole understory outback is planted with them so I have a great supply. While such a bright golden yellow can often be garish in the garden, when one is awaiting the burst of color that is spring  ,forsythia yellow is nothing short of perfect.

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.The redbuds are playing along , just starting to show the first hints of color

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.The cherry blossoms have already arrived to the party, although the hamemelis ‘purple ribbons’ has already left

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.The magnolia is by far the most intriguing to watch as it  sheds its fuzzy coat to show off  that flamboyant  purple flower….don’t you want to shed yours too?

 

 

 

 

The pear branches  are changing daily,each morning  more puffed and closer to bursting open

I never know where I stand with the finicky viburum carlessii , every year it taunts and teases looking for all the world like it will bloom at any second, only to break my heart and stubbornly remain closed. But I will never stop trying or loose hope for it’s scent is one of my absolute favorite parts of spring and I would camp under the bush every night it was in bloom if I wasn’t such a sissy about critters. Having it bloom inside is the most rare and delectable treat.

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.This cuphea I bought on clearance at the end of the season last summer and thus was not ready to part with, has grown and thrived from a small cutting I took in September and has been blooming in the window for a few weeks now, Isn’t it  sweet?.

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And a big pat on the back to the clematis florida that has lit up my picture window since December and is still loaded with blooms and  buds.

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.I am still awaiting lilacs, (fingers crossed..so far so good) and  crab apple blossoms which I cut later than the rest. But no worries there as my indoor spring is well under way and I couldn’t be happier

oh..wait..yes I could! My dear friend Barbara  dropped by yesterday as I was on my way to work and gave me this adorable little shamrock plant which I used along with a precious little nest and eggs and some pussy willows as my table centerpiece. Nothing says “lucky” like shamrocks from a friend! Happy Garden Bloggers Bloom Day and the luck ‘o the Irish to you as well.