Garden Blogger's Bloom Day January

We are slowly thawing out from our big snow that slammed us Sunday night.  That's it..I've met my quota for snow, now I'm ready for it to melt and to see the daffodils spring up!  It was a "balmy" 45 degrees out so I ventured outside to see what was going on for Garden Blogger's Bloom day (sponsored by Carol at May Dreams Gardens).  I was hard pressed to find a bloom but I did find some signs of life to photograph

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WINTER JASMINE

WINTER HONEYSUCKLE

Not in bloom now but I did have 2 blooms before this snowfall.

WITCH HAZEL

I mail ordered this last year and although it's not very tall (maybe 18") it has put on some buds! I say hoorah for ANYTHING that has winter interest.

FLOWERING QUINCE

Just waiting to make her "big" debut.

These shoots breaking the ground....

Will later turn to this in April- SUMMER SNOWFLAKE

(leucojum aestivum)

 BRADFORD PEAR

has fuzzy/fatter buds 

One last thing to check before heading indoors...

Hm, apparently the birds DO appreciate my first try at making homemade suet.  Like my sister said, " what's not to like about fat and peanut butter?!"

Garden Blogger's Bloom Day April 2010

Garden Blogger's Bloom day sure did sneak up on me this month!  I'm sure everyone has been busy as bees since the last bloom day--so have the flowers!

White Iris passalong (a first bloom for me this year yay!):

Chocolate chip ajuga earns its keep in the garden at this time of year:

Lily of the Valley:

Archangel Lamium:

Catchfly:

Next months preview:  Roses, peonies and iris oh my!

Be sure to visit May Dreams Gardens to view the other beautiful blooms featured on Bloom Day.

http://www.maydreamsgardens.com/

Garden Blogger's Bloom Day March

Time for another bloom day!  Seems like it rolled around faster than I thought it would.  I also thought I would have more blooms by this time-- but hey, I'm content with what I have.  First up is the bloom commonly cropping up in my yard (cemetarius blowover2us)  LOL  We live across from the cemetery and are always getting some stray silk flowers "blooming" in our yard.  They are very frost resistant!

Now for the real blooms!  Here's my white lenten rose-

My pink lenten rose-

My mini daffodil which was given to me and I don't know the name-- only that I'm thrilled to see a bloom for the first time!

Winter jasmine-

I also have winter honeysuckle blooms which don't photograph well for me.  See you in April!

My First Garden Blogger's Bloom Day!

Thanks to Carol at May Dreams gardens for sponsoring this.  I am so excited because it's my first submission and coincidentally at the start of the GBBD year.  I have only one bloom to show but it has brought me much happiness!  I don't know the name of this lenten rose since I acquired it at a plant swap.  It is the only thing that is bravely trooping on in the unseasonable cold and snow we've had this winter in southern middle Tennessee.  Shine on little one!
http://www.maydreamsgardens.com/