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“Many eyes go through the meadow but few see the flowers within it.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
When I returned from my walk, I decided to take a slow wander through my yard and photograph all the pretty blooms of spring that are popping up. Most days, I come and go without stopping, and this is true of flowers, too. Let me stop and savor them for a moment – and share them with you.
My yard is bursting with lenten roses (hellebore), I love these so much. I’ve written about these before, how they are one of the earliest blossoms, often beginning in late January. Here, at the start of spring, they are full and luscious, standing tall, as if waving hello, welcoming all the other spring blossoms.
“Where flowers bloom, so does hope.”
Lady Bird Johnson
We’ve sprinkled the yard with daffodils, “a variety of varieties,” and often slip more into the ground each fall, in random locations, just because we can. They make the world merry, yes?
“If we could see the miracle of a single flower, clearly our whole life would change.”
Buddha
It is a bit early still for tulips, one small delicate yellow tulip has decided to defy that timeline. What a joy to find this little friend! This one is soaking in bright sun, and warmed up before all the others, I suppose.
We have planted pink and white hyacinths in a reckless “I have no idea where to plant these!” manner. They are hiding in corners, under shrubs, and, today, are winking a cheery spring hello. These are always a bit earlier than their cousins, the deep blue wood hyacinths, which are sending up buds and are probably a week or two away from full bloom.
The forsythia bushes are in their full glory today. I am so glad I stopped to witness these.
“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.”
Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Oh my goodness, this is amazing! I’ve never seen a yard with so many early bloomers. This definitely inspired me to invest in some of these bulbs for next year. Thank you for sharing the photos!
Thank you, Leah! We have lived here for more than 30 years, and our bulbs have expanded over time…we love flowers.
Oh, the whole world is a garden, especially in your yard. I love these photos so much, Maureen. What magic! I hadn’t heard of hellebore before, and this is the second recent post I’ve read about them. I thought you might enjoy reading Mary Lee Hahn’s post: https://ayearofreading.org/2024/03/14/poetry-friday-seen-and-unseen/ Those quotes that grace your post today are inspiring, especially “Where flowers bloom, so does hope.”
I will look up Mary Lee Hahn’s post, thank you, Denise! I love love love lenten roses; I planted my first after the death of my mother in 2018; they bloom around her birthday.
Oh my! I want to walk your garden! Mine, here in Minnesota, is under snow with more to come on Sunday and Monday. This what we get when we have winter with no snow. It catches up to us in Spring! Enjoy all those flowers. Maybe in a month I can post a similar post. Happy Spring!
I am so sorry that you are still getting snow, oh my. Thank you, Joanne! I look forward to your future post with blooms.
Maureen, I am so uplifted by your flower photography. Absolutely gorgeous. I’m a wee bit jealous too because it will be some more than a month for us to see anything truly blooming.
The cherry blossoms are the biggest eye-popping event around here – but when they are blooming, so many bulbs are as well. It is really special! Thanks, Barb!
This warms my whole soul! The haphazard planting really stole the show for me – I laughed so hard at the haphazard hyacinths here:
We have planted pink and white hyacinths in a reckless “I have no idea where to plant these!” manner. They are hiding in corners, under shrubs, and, today, are winking a cheery spring hello.
Your yard and flowers are lovely, and I love a photo post full of things to see! Thank you for all those gorgeous flowers!
You are welcome, Kim! It is hard to resist spring bulbs, I find. I love the yard this time of year.
As I look out over a snow covered yard with at least 6 more inches on the way tonight, your photos and writing remind me to have hope that those blooms will be happening in my yard soon. I had one Lenten rose as a bud last week but it is no bent over and resting it head on a snow pillow. Your photographs are beautiful and capture the vividness of Spring flowers.
Keep your fingers crossed – that lenten rose is a survivor! I will hope that you have a yard full of blooms soon. Thanks, Cathy!
Maureen, what an exquisite wander through the blooms. So glad you slowed down to savor and share. I’m always partial to the yellow blooms, but the variety of varieties daffodils you shared were absolutely beautiful. Thanks for the pics, your descriptions, and the quotes too.
Thank you, Ramona! Spring flowers are wonderful!
Maureen,
Thinking about the world as a garden is a lovely sentiment. Those daffodils are gorgeous peach l, Inlong for spring flowers and hope some are peeking through the tundra when I arrive home. Keri the beautiful flowers coming.