Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day, February 2009
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
Welcome to my Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day post, as sponsored by May Dreams Garden. This is the third anniversary of the tradition started by Carol and it gets bigger and better every month.
Not a lot of pictures today, as it’s been dry (until yesterday!), and a lot of the plants are in rest mode. Only one rose is blooming, the Pinata. Even Belinda is taking some time off. She’s pretty much been in bloom continuously until a couple of days ago. Time to prune her too. Time to prune all the roses, come to think of it.
These are blooming, probably because they’re near brick and are warmed by them at night. The other purple jade plants aren’t blooming.
This isn’t actually the best picture of the lemon grass blooming, but I can’t resist that blue sky and white cloud.
White Allysium
Purple and white Allysium
Most of the violas and pansies are in recovery, as I didn’t water them enough, but the plants survived and should bounce back in a little while. Till then, we have one, somewhat wistful face looking around…
The Angel Wing Jasmine is in bloom. Now, when I took this picture, I didn’t notice that one of them had a resident. Can you see it?
How ’bout now?
The nasturtium are still blooming.
And that oddball petunia is also still blooming. I’m rather hoping that it will/has reseeded the area, as I’d love not to have to buy more.
The Mexican heather is in full bloom and still providing bees with an abundant supply of nectar. I wonder where that hive is?
I’ve an Aloe in bloom! Ignore the mess behind her… it will be taken care of soon.
A close up of the bloom, it is always a surprise to me when they bloom, and I don’t know why.
This is the only hibiscus blossom, but there are other buds that haven’t opened. The side yard micro climate has kept the bushes in bloom all winter. Now, I have to decide whether or not to prune back, as they bloom on new growth. On the other hand, they’re already blooming!
The ham’n eggs lantana is blooming again. It’s been blooming on and off all winter, providing a small, but consistent supply of berries for the birds. It IS going to be pruned hard in a couple of weeks.
The Carolina Jessamine is blooming…again, this picture is mostly because of the pretty sky behind them. The branches of the Ash tree are covered in nondescript and rather messy blooms too.
A better picture of the Jessamine, and it’s trellis.
This is a better view of the ash tree.
Here it is, my one (or rather two) only roses open…oh well.
My Corner of Katy (MCoK) read my plurk about the pink jasmine starting to bloom and wondered if she needed one. I hope these pictures can help her decide, because, while it only blooms once a year, it does so spectacularly!
The best is yet to come.
And, I must post my ripe tomato, and it’s sibling, that’s developing a nice blush on it, too! I think I’ll give it the rest of this day, and maybe tomorrow to ripen even deeper and then gobble it up.
Note to self: Share this one with ‘Pup.
He’s a GOOD ‘Pup. (well, he always is, the man is a great spouse…no one’s ever been so centered on me and my happiness before… I’m not sure I deserve it all the time, but he gives it. He is a worthy and loving man.)
PS: We’re both going to Spring Fling!
