April Blooms

Here are a few of the flowers that have been brightening up my yard recently. It was the best season ever for camellias. Usually most of my blooms have ugly brown edges because of all the rain, or temperatures a little too cold, but this spring was just perfect for these early blooming beauties.
      The city workers have yet to set foot in my backyard to work on the manhole cover I mentioned in my last post. I'm hoping my passionate plea to save my shrub scared them off for good, ha ha.  Not likely but one can hope.
      Oh, and that innocent looking little sweet woodruff in the photo is quite the spreader. Consider yourself warned :)

Camelia

Tulip Purple Flag

Tulip Tarda

Sweet Woodruff

Anemone Blanda Bud

April Blues and Greens

       As you may have figured out already,  blue is one of my favorite colors, even if the "blue" of flowers is more or less purple.  I finally found a decent bloom on my camellia this year!  Most are tinged with brown spots or brown edges. The sweet woodruff is one of those plants that can get a little aggressive in the growth department, but it makes a lovely ground cover for shady areas. I love the interesting spring growth on columbine and balloon flower. Thanks for stopping by!

Anemone Blanda 'blue star'

Glory of the Snow Chinodoxa

Hyacinth

Grape Hyacinth (Muscari)

Camellia Pink Perfection

Bright red growth on  Pieris 'Forest Flame'

Chive buds

Sweet Woodruff

Columbine (Aquilegia)

Balloon Flower (platycodon 'Fuji Blue')