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The Blooming Backyard

Winter was snow-packed and long but relatively mild and so the home gardens put on a pretty good show as it does every year.  But after 4 or 5 years of setting and spreading roots and bulbs, springtime in the gardens is pretty amazing.

Chionodoxa (
Hosta (after botanist Nicholas Thomas Host)
Daffodil / Narcissus
Ivy / Hedera helix
Grape hyacinth / Muscari
Daffodil / Narcissus
Unknown but common woodland green grower
Pansy / Viola tricolor
Ostrich fern / Matteuccia struthiopteris (with edible sprouts known as
Rhododendron leaves
Buddha among the bloom
Hosta with the frog
Tulip / Tulipa
Sweet woodruff / Galium odoratum
Variegated tulip / Tulipa variegata
Beach stones on the picnic table
Francee hosta with Saint Fiacre
Cranesbill / Geranium
Common heather / Calluna vulgaris
Budding Honeysuckle / Lonicera

Author PeterPosted on May 31, 2011June 11, 2011Categories QuotidianTags flowers, Home, SpringLeave a comment on The Blooming Backyard

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