I don’t have anything to really blog about today so I thought I would share some pretty blossoms:
The dogwood with the fully mature blossoms much whiter flowers now than they were in the last photo taken
wild violets that grow all over the place here. I did not have any violets here when we first moved here almost 30 years ago now. About 10 years or so ago they washed in I guess and now they grow all over the place. Some people do not like them over taking their yards but I do not mind - our soil is not good and anything that grows = except actually weeds - is usually welcome.
this azalea had been given to me 22 years ago - it was a miniature but I had no place to really keep it in the house. I did not know if it would stay a miniature or not, but after after 6 years outside it took off and now is almost the same size as the other azalea plants that we have. This one has a salmon pink blossom that will be fully open next week I bet.
I mentioned awhile back that I love tulips but here in Arkansas if we do not get a cold enough winter they do not always come back in blossoms in the spring. This winter was colder and longer than normal and I have 5 tulip buds this year - one more red one is a way off to the side and not in this photo. 5 is better than none but I think I originally planted about 20 of them several years ago.
I have the flowers on the baby quilt all appliqued in place. I marked a grid on it off and on today and it is now ready for quilting. I had a wonderful pink and white plaid fabric that was so soft that I thought it would be perfect for the backing. I bought it last year on sale someplace in the world of quilting fabric on line and knew I would eventually use it for something. I will be using pink thread to quilt it.
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What beautiful spring pictures. I am in ND and our flowers are just starting to come up…I am still working on cleaning out the flowerbeds. I hope you have a lovely summer and can enjoy all your pretty flowers !!…….Claudia
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My tulips are all done Karen, the irises are up now. Your dogwood is gorgeous!
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Great spring pictures Karen. I would settle for leaves on the trees LOL.
Crispy
Your spring growth is way ahead of ours. I can barely see the beginnings of the violets, the tulips have buds but haven’t opened. My forsythia has bloomed. I have pictures of my my forsythia in the snow from several other years but this year we made it throught without any snow. The flowers are gone and the leaves are out already.
I love azaleas but don’t have any. It sounded like too much work to keep the soil acid around them. Maybe it doesn’t need that though if you can grow them in poor soil.
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The spring pictures are gorgeous! I am like you I don’t mind the violets taking over. They add just a little bit of well needed color. Wow, that azalea is amazing. I love the color and funny how it really did not remain a miniature.
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I love spring! Thanks for the bit of beauty.
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love the pictures of all that is blooming at your house. I have things up but not much in bloom here yet. I was so ready for some flowers we bought a pot of forced flowers (cannot think of the name of them right this min) Just to have some thing fun on the table for a few days.
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Your yard is looking so gorgeous! I love the wild violets!
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Beautiful pictures, thank you so much for sharing!
It is beginning to feel like spring here in Ontario too Karen, but not in bloom like Arkansas. I’m envious in having to wait a month for our spring blooms even though we are having a warm spring.
You do take great shots.
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