Monday, April 11, 2011

The Lingering "L" - or "The Rest of the Story"

Click on this photo to see the other posts from last week...

Last week I posted the ABC Meme
from the Library.
Lingeringly I
Longed to
Lavish you
with
Libations
from my
Gardens...

Lovingly I now present
Spring's Labor:

Muscari (grape hyacinth)

daffodil - name unknown

pink Grape Hyacinth with Siberian Squill in background

Primula 'Primadiente Rose' Chinese primrose

Leucojum aestivum Summer Snowflake (I think)

Chionodoxa

Hyacinth

Dicentra spectabilis - Bleeding Heart

Azure blue Grape Hyacinth

Mertensia virginica Virginia Bluebells

Helleborus 'Pink Lady'

Pulmonaria - Lungwort 'Baby Blue'

Dicentra spectabilis- Bleeding heart- 'Alba'

Mukdenia rossi 'Crimson Fans'

Checkered Lily

Pulmonaria - Lungwort - 'Raspberry Splash'
Daffodil 'Tete-a-Tete' and Grape Hyacinth

And lastly, but not leastly ;-)
another admirer of Spring's bounty!
(look closely to the right of the hyacinth)

This incomplete compendium does not include the Wildflowers. :-)

Don't forget that this post and photos thereon are property of Shady Gardener at http://yardisgreen.blogspot.com

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6 comments:

  1. Roger Owen GreenApril 11, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    lovely all!
    oh, and yeah for libraries!

    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  2. Shady GardenerApril 11, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    Absolutely! Thanks, Roger.

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  3. Dave@TheHomeGardenApril 11, 2011 at 3:58 PM

    Lots to look at! The spring bloomers are really flourishing!

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  4. Shady GardenerApril 11, 2011 at 9:50 PM

    Hi Dave, After watching YOU and all your cohorts a bit south of us, I'm very happy! ;-)

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  5. troutbirderApril 12, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    Gorgeous. I do think you southern most Iowans are at least two weeks ahead of us. Just a few crocus blooming here today. :)

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  6. Shady GardenerApril 12, 2011 at 12:52 PM

    Troutbirder, You're right. My dad always said, "A week for every 100 miles." So that's pretty close.

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