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<\/a><\/p>\nOne of last year\u2019s forced hyacinths\u2013a gorgeous very light pink. \u00a0All over the garden and pots, many of the hyacinths have bent over, likely due to weather and weak stems.<\/p>\n
This may be the third time I\u2019ve photographed this potted hyacinth from last year\u2019s forced bulbs, which means it has been in bloom for the better part of a month.<\/p>\n I couldn\u2019t get a clear shot of the clivia buds that are coming on throughout the greenhouse\u2013the space is stuffed to the gills. \u00a0But I took a blurry shot to show that the flowers are coming\u2026<\/p>\n This mounted orchid has increased in size ten-fold since I got it at the flower and garden show maybe 4 years ago. \u00a0It has yet to bless me with its flowers. \u00a0I think it is an Aerangis, but I couldn\u2019t reach it to read the tag!<\/p>\n Many of the cymbidiums that I assumed would not bloom are now spiking\u2013probably 5 or six more spikes throughout the greenhouse.<\/p>\n This is a second spike on the \u201chooded\u201d cymbidium. \u00a0Its first spike of flowers had bad viral spots and were ruined. \u00a0Hopefully, the second spike will fare better\u2013I have adjusted the fan and will open the door frequently to ensure air circulation.<\/p>\n Fuchsia \u201cCardinal\u201d tree is blooming. \u00a0I need to pinch it back, but couldn\u2019t bear to take these lovely flowers off!<\/p>\n The form of this holiday cactus is spectacular. \u00a0This is one that I\u2019m growing in a hanging basket in orchid bark. \u00a0The flower display has been less than impressive in quantity, but the blooms themselves are fascinating and beautiful.<\/p>\n The \u201cclassic\u201d holiday cactus still has dozens of bright blooms.<\/p>\n At the front of the greenhouse, out of reach, the Veltheimia is blooming. I don\u2019t think Freesia laxa plants exactly thrive in my care\u2026but they bless me with flowers, anyway. \u00a0This is a seedling of the blue morph, and while the sparse flower show does not inspire awe, the delicate lavender color with distinctive spots are worth a spot in the greenhouse.<\/p>\n I appear to have a knack with Pleione, however. \u00a0I started with one bulb and now there are a dozen or so. \u00a0I\u2019ll be able to try some outside when I divide them. \u00a0The clay pot they are in has 7 blooms this year.<\/p>\n For such short plants, the flowers are actually huge.<\/p>\n The bulbs have spread quickly in this terracotta rectangular pot.<\/p>\n Here are what the bulbs look like. \u00a0They are starting to pile up on top of each other, so I will pick a few out and share with family\/friends, and plant some in the Douglas fir bed to see if they can survive there.<\/p>\n A slightly clearer picture of the pot.<\/p>\n This bloom is not quite open yet.<\/p>\n Another picture of the soon to be fully open Pleione formosana flower. \u00a0This flower was closest and I could reach it easiest, so that\u2019s why I photographed it so much!<\/p>\n I spent part of the day going through potted plants on the shelves next to the house and repotting\/topdressing (and composting) the contents there. \u00a0Above is a Japanese maple seedling that I put in a bonsai pot today. \u00a0It is not really a bonsai yet, but has some real potential. \u00a0I believe this is a five year old seedling from some arboretum seeds.<\/p>\n Here is the shelf mentioned above. \u00a0I got through the top three shelves. \u00a0There are two shelves to go\u2013might get to it tomorrow.<\/p>\n Trillium aren\u2019t huge fans of the Douglas fir bed, but they persist there after probably 15 years. \u00a0I think there are only two that will bloom this year. \u00a0I love these plants, but I suspect it is too dry under that giant forest tree to keep them truly happy.<\/p>\n Anemone blandas blooming in the Douglas fir bed. \u00a0I forgot I had planted these, along with some other fall-planted bulbs back in October. \u00a0They were happy to remind me, though. \u00a0They are fantastic\u2013perfect woodland citizens.<\/p>\n A close up of the Anemone flower.<\/p>\n More Anemone flowers.<\/p>\n One narcissus that perennializes in my garden is the poeticus\u2013you can see a healthy clump here that will have 7-10 flowers in the next week or so.<\/p>\n Very few tulips have survived, but this cream\/white one will be wide open in a few days. \u00a0It has graceful form.<\/p>\n An absolute spring favorite\u2013the sweet olive, Osmanthus fragrans. \u00a0As I worked in the orchard garden and front yard, this generous shrub rewarded me with its sweet scent.<\/p>\n Ferns around the garden are really coming into their own this month.<\/p>\n Fiddleheads.<\/p>\n More fiddleheads.<\/p>\n Strong new growth as the old fronds make way by laying on the ground.<\/p>\n This Heuchera is in the woodland \u201cpond\u201d garden.<\/p>\n Probably \u00a0my favorite picture of the day\u2013this is a bleeding heart (Dicentra) in the woodland \u201cpool\u201d garden.<\/p>\n The same plant from a little distance.<\/p>\n Yellow is not my favorite flower color, but this Epimedium x versicolor \u201cSulphureum\u201d in the pool garden has earned my appreciation. \u00a0It is tough as nails and blooms brightly in earliest spring.<\/p>\n Not fully in focus, but this is Brazen Hussy, the best-named plant in the pool garden, a selection of Ranunculus. \u00a0It is a runner, for sure, but hasn\u2019t proven thuggish, since it disappears in late spring.<\/p>\n The Goumi (Elaeagnus multiflora) in the orchard garden is budding up better than ever\u2013looks like it will have a bumper crop this year!<\/p>\n This aronia shrub has flowers coming. \u00a0 It looks like it may have fewer berries than last year. \u00a0 The plant is growing well, though, so I imagine it\u2019ll produce a lot more berries next year.<\/p>\n Corylopsis still blooming. \u00a0The flowers fade to a soft lemon yellow and elongate into this graceful form.<\/p>\n Again, with the past-its-best Forsythia in the background.<\/p>\n Another Corylopsis branch.<\/p>\n Squirrels help spread the grape hyacinths (Muscari), or at least I assume that\u2019s how they end up in places they were never planted. \u00a0This stand is in the raspberry bed.<\/p>\n Throught the raspberry canes.<\/p>\n I need to fertilize this poor camellia, but it is blooming beautifully.<\/p>\n Many more flowers on the Asian pear espalier\u2013I am hopeful that we\u2019ll actually get fruit this year. \u00a0Last year, despite quite a few flowers, not fruit appeared.<\/p>\n Here is sister Cate\u2019s Hellebore\u2013I couldn\u2019t resist another picture in the perfect lighting today.<\/p>\n Dicentra in the orchard garden\u2013this also from sister Cate.<\/p>\n Close up of the sister Cate bleeding heart.<\/p>\n The plum tree is blooming well this year, too. \u00a0Hopefully we\u2019ll get a few plums. \u00a0I believe this is Santa Rosa.<\/p>\n Close up of the flowers.<\/p>\n And more plum flowers.<\/p>\n Here is the start of Iris unguicularis \u201cFrancis Wormsley\u201d from Plant Delights. \u00a0The plants were all great starts and packed extremely well.<\/p>\n Started very early from seed last year, these wall flowers are just now blooming. \u00a0I absolutely love this rich burgundy color!<\/p>\n Coronilla (emerus?) blooming near the front door. \u00a0This came as a start from brother Tim at least 15 years ago. \u00a0It has done really well for me. \u00a0My only challenge is how to keep it pruned and yet let it bloom\u2013it has grand aspirations in a limited space.<\/p>\n More Coronilla flowers. \u00a0This shrub is just starting to bloom now\u2013it will stay cheerful for about a month, and will rebloom if I cut it way back.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I had to postpone any garden work for a couple of weeks due to work conflicts, so I set today aside to get the bare minimum done, especially since the weather was perfect to get things done. 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