Springtime Awakenings!

22 Apr '06 9:31 pm

Being of enthusiastc, impulsive nature, I took these pictures during a 30' sunny spell, during those "gray" days...And then, while I was watching them in my computer, during my own enthusiastic spell, I felt like sharing my feelings with all of you, my own gardening friends of this beloved planet...I never thought whether they are educative or not, artistic or not...I just intuitively knew, you would become joyful like myself...

I am deeply touched by Jack, who noticed what is going on behind the little beauties in the garden! About the awakening, pruned Roses and the Hyndangeas..I'm so happy I passed to him my impulsive, enthusiastic nature and he went to buy more loveliness for his Springtime garden to come... Oh, Jack, I have to thank you again, for the magnificent Autumnal photos I experienced in your posts so far! My! Nature is such a marvel "down there"...

And, my good Jaqueline, I agree with Moosey, that those tiny adorable "faced" pansies, are considered for granted, like some other plants in our gardens. And if you go to the central webpage of this site and then go to "Flowering Bulbs", you'll discover some of the plants of my photos, and more. And also, you can go to "Annuals", to discover some adorable "Violas Cornutas", as the funny faced little pansies are called technically..I also suggest to you to read the Spring part of the Site's Journals and Articles, where you will discover many interesting Springtime plants of Moosey's garden. There are also separate important sections for the "Spring musts", Camelias and Rhododendrons.

Now, because we are both .."garden freaks" and desire to know the technical name of each plant, I'll explain to you the who is who of my plants in the photos, and then you can Google them in Google/Images,to see more of them, O.K.

So! You have already recognized the Daffodils/Narcissus and the pansies/Violas. The rest are Aubrietas, Scillas sibiricas, Tulips, Primulas, and white Arabis. Aubrieta, Scilla,Primula, and Arabis are considered "rockery plants", all perennials, like Narcissus, Tulip, and Viola.

Thank you all again!.

P.S. Today being...."What a lovely day today!", I send you some more Spring from our garden, ....with love!

25 Apr '06 6:45 pm

My dear friend, thanks so much for your guidance in your plants' names. Wink

you seem to know me so well already! Yes, I'm a garden freak and as you've guessed correctly, I'll surely be googling for more..more..images and details to enjoy!!

Thanks too for showing the way around Moosey's country garden website. It's an invaluable resource and there are endless treasures to discover. Awesome photos and journals, too!

I've noticed that when reading the gardening forum's posts, it also helps to have Moosey,s main website opened simultaneously so as to access the google search box there for images of plants mentioned in the posts, for better participation/understanding! Rolling Eyes

Your pieris forest flame pics are gorgeous, Liza! The contrasting red and white colors look cool! Thanks for sharing.

26 Apr '06 6:37 am

And these pictures include the last awakenings.... with their technical names only! Anemona Blanda is only added to the previous blooming company.... And from now on it is the turn of the Springtime bushes, shrubs, and trees to brighten up our gardens, so, this is the end of the little awakenings...in this post.

And, dear Jaqueline , I'm really happy whenever I prove to be helpful to someone. Thank you for your nice words!

4 May '06 8:03 pm

Thanks Liza! As your days lengthen into summer, I now wake in pitch darkness at 5.15 Sad

But autumn is at its peak and glorious! I'll be posting more pics, hopefully today

21 Feb '07 5:31 am

Oh, yes! They always bloom first! I mean the Crocus plants Spring delights! I love their interaction with the sun: sunny day, Open! Shadowy /cloudy day, sad/Closed... And just have a look at these artistic details of their delicate , silky petals! Some Divine Art...

21 Feb '07 8:34 pm

Wow, Liza! These Crocus are simply gorgeous! Their purple-lilac tones are so vibrant and I love their orange stamen (?), adding a wonderful contrast! I'm delighted that you've included their lovely buds in some of the pics. Are you familiar with Crocus 'Pickwick', another beautiful variety of pearly-grey petals with dark purple stripes? I was recently acquainted with it at Flickr photo-sharing and fell in love with it!

Thanks for sharing these beauties and it's great that you've added them here, reviving this thread so that we can be mesmerized once again with the other earlier fabulous pics too! Wink

21 Feb '07 9:43 pm

Thank you Jacqueline! I knew , you are among those that love these adorable, artistic details in ....Divine Painting on blooms!! I'll visit your lovely site real soon again, about the lovely Crocus you suggest, which I already done it, admiring your pink "Bleeding Heart". I have to admit, though, that your white-red one is more mesmerizing...And I have to stress, that every time I visit your site I love discovering something new added! You work a lot on it! And the quality of your photos there is always super! I' m thinking , that this son of yours is working miracles there with you, like another son here, in this very site...

And , yes, I re-opened the last year's "Awakenings", because it has to do with the same body/garden. And I want to go on with the evolution in this very garden, its movement! Which is the very reason why I love my avatars following this garden's movement and evolution. I never stop thinking how a garden is an alive, magnificent entity of its own, and that is the marvel of it! No??

27 Feb '07 3:37 am

Wonderful pictures, Liza, thank you. I agree with Jaqueline, the purple tones are just stunning! You're right too, the evolution of the garden is very important and also it's interesting to see how things change from year to year - perhaps one plant doesn't bloom so well or another one does better, then there's always the new babies introduced in the intervening time Very Happy

I don't think the days are warming up enough yet for us as all my crocus buds are still pretty much furled, not open like yours, but hopefully soon... Wink

27 Feb '07 11:52 pm

Dearest little lady, I have missed you last week! But, trying to be positive, I was thinking you were probably on leave together with your beloved teacher-husband.. Schools were closed there last week, no? The same here in Belgium. But I learned that you had some computer problems, and I'm so sorry for that! But, as soon as you are positive and happy, this is only that counts; computers are just...clever and useful machines, not precious humans...

And, yes! These lovely Crocus blooms are so delightful in a sunny day...only.. If you could see the same blooms now, you would feel sorry for them...I feel grateful to them they let me remembering them in their sunniest best... It has been heavily raining during the last 4-5 days..

28 Feb '07 8:04 am

Liza, the color and clarity of your photos are exceptional. The color of the anemone is a ringer for my chairs I think, and also the same as the pot in the corner of the wall in that photo you sent me on another strand of your beautiful (darker) blue gate.

Your spring is ahead of ours here in California. Our winter has been one of the coldest in a while. My scilla siberica is well leafed out but shows no buds yet. I will try to get you some pictures of the kniphofia-like flowers of bulbinella, a south aftrican bulb that is in full, sulfur-yellow bloom right now.

Thanks for this preview of spring. It may not be long now.

-Mark

Springtime Awakenings!

Thank you all for your sweet comments!

Thanks, My dear Liza!

The last awakenings...

Reverse seasons!

NEW Springtime Awakenings!

Beautiful Crocus!!

Love the anemona blanda, a new one for me.