Spring Color All Around Us

There are some beautiful things blooming in the garden and the neighborhood. Even downtown, I came across a beautiful magnolia street tree in full bloom.

Here at home, there are a few things budding and blooming in the greenhouse.

Some of the many Pleione orchid buds coming on strong in the last week.
Veltheimia bracteata is also about to bloom. I love the structure of the buds/scapes almost more than the flowers after they open.
Neon Masdevallia orchid blooming. There aren’t many flowers this year because I divided them late last year.
A miniature Cymbidium that hasn’t bloomed before–I’m anxious to see what the flowers look like.

There are flowers outside, too, of course. Early March is pretty calm with just a few bright flowers here and there. But late March is a kaleidoscope of brilliant colors and interesting shapes. They don’t all get along tastefully but they provide a wake-up call after the gray and dreary winter.

Memory garden early blooms.
Euphorbia amidst hyacinths and Coryidalis.
Tulips are coming, too, and weeds that I haven’t pulled yet!
Three years later, these hyacinths continue to bloom well.