The bee on the Hellebore blossom was not the first one I've seen this spring -- neither the bee nor the blossom -- only the first I've been able to capture on a digital imagine.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Spring
What a difference a day makes! Sunday there were barely any crosus blooming, Tuesday it seemed as if they were all up and in full bloom. Each day brings a few more, and Wednesday brought the first tiny iris. They will make their appearance here tomorrow. 
The bee on the Hellebore blossom was not the first one I've seen this spring -- neither the bee nor the blossom -- only the first I've been able to capture on a digital imagine.
The bee on the Hellebore blossom was not the first one I've seen this spring -- neither the bee nor the blossom -- only the first I've been able to capture on a digital imagine.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Spring is here!
Hooray, hooray! Spring is here! Another year has come and gone, daylight saving time installs itself this weekend, and thank you to those of you who have wished me Happy Birthday, another reminder that spring is here. 
Spring is here! Not officially, that won’t happen for ten days yet, but I found several of the very early species crocus and several Winter Aconite in bloom in my beds, peaking through the leaves I am convinced need to stay there another week or two. There are a few other signs too. Most of the later blooming crocus have leaves poking through the winter mulch, the rock tulips have been braving the cold for several weeks, the large tulips are starting to show, and three of the Hellebores either have a flower or two or a good many buds and will be blooming in the next week or two if the weather stays moderately warm. Maybe I can start cleaning off the beds this week or next.
Inside, the orchids have been blooming providing me with the winter color I so love in my garden. Here are a couple of gratuitous winter color photos from my inside garden. Pahiopedilum delanatii was discovered in Viet Nam late in the 19th century. Half a dozen live plants made it to Europe where three survived and were cultivated in the greenhouses of Vasheron & Lecoufle outside Paris. All Paph. delanatii in cultivation today are descended from those three plants.
Spring is here! Not officially, that won’t happen for ten days yet, but I found several of the very early species crocus and several Winter Aconite in bloom in my beds, peaking through the leaves I am convinced need to stay there another week or two. There are a few other signs too. Most of the later blooming crocus have leaves poking through the winter mulch, the rock tulips have been braving the cold for several weeks, the large tulips are starting to show, and three of the Hellebores either have a flower or two or a good many buds and will be blooming in the next week or two if the weather stays moderately warm. Maybe I can start cleaning off the beds this week or next.Inside, the orchids have been blooming providing me with the winter color I so love in my garden. Here are a couple of gratuitous winter color photos from my inside garden. Pahiopedilum delanatii was discovered in Viet Nam late in the 19th century. Half a dozen live plants made it to Europe where three survived and were cultivated in the greenhouses of Vasheron & Lecoufle outside Paris. All Paph. delanatii in cultivation today are descended from those three plants.
Brassolaelia Richard Mueller is a cross between Brassavola nodosa, a white flower, and Laelia milleri, a bright red flower. How does that cross produce a yellow flower with red spots? Bl. Richard Mueller has been crossed with many other orchids; this one with the yellow Laelia aurea with the hope of giving a brighter yellow flower. I think it is actually paler than the Bl. Richard Mueller I used to have.
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