Monday, March 28, 2011

Blooms and bark

The windy, damp, cold weather of a few weeks ago has finally given way to some warm days filled with sunshine.  The garden is slowly responding, and as the days grow longer we are able to observe buds, bulbs, blooms, and blossom trees.  I am amazed by the variety of colour and excited at the possibilities as this is still very early spring.


This beautiful early blooming rhododendron provides a burst of colour at the entrance to the woodland garden.  Sadly, I do not know the variety - although it is written down somewhere!  Several other rhododendrons have huge buds 'tho know flowers yet.


Cheerful forsythia is synonymous with springtime.


 Woodland flowers abound...


...and grape hyacinth can be found scattered throughout the garden.




A pretty English daisy bellis.

Gorgeous pink cherry tree blossom is now full-out.

Mossy shades of green nestle against the heavily textured bark of a river birch.

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