Is it spring yet? I can't wait. My earliest fruit trees are beginning to bloom....
...and the rest are in bud.
I have had a mild case of winter blues and a severe cold :(. Fortunately, while I was lying on the couch, someone else was working in the garden:
My roses are just waking up with tender new shoots everywhere. Aphids are happy for now...
...until my yard helpers spot them.
I might not have roses now, but camellias are in full bloom.
Most of this time I diligently pick up fallen flowers. It is supposed to prevent the spread of petal blight to next year's blooms. I don't know if it works or not, but in any case I sure don't like looking at a carpet of rotting camellia flowers...
In a sunny part of the garden, germander has been blooming steadily....
...with a daisy or two inside.
Rosemary is in full bloom too, and there are a few bees around.
...and the rest are in bud.
I have had a mild case of winter blues and a severe cold :(. Fortunately, while I was lying on the couch, someone else was working in the garden:
My roses are just waking up with tender new shoots everywhere. Aphids are happy for now...
...until my yard helpers spot them.
I might not have roses now, but camellias are in full bloom.
In my garden, camellia season lasts from November till March.
Most of this time I diligently pick up fallen flowers. It is supposed to prevent the spread of petal blight to next year's blooms. I don't know if it works or not, but in any case I sure don't like looking at a carpet of rotting camellia flowers...
In a sunny part of the garden, germander has been blooming steadily....
...with a daisy or two inside.
Rosemary is in full bloom too, and there are a few bees around.
Still, I wish the roses were blooming...
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| Elie Beauvilain last year |
