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:
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My roses are just waking up with tender new shoots everywhere. Aphids are happy for now...
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...until my yard helpers spot them.
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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.
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Rosemary is in full bloom too, and there are a few bees around.
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...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:
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o5gfRXG4mys/URhl_muc2rI/AAAAAAAAG1o/-Mh9wsWCb8g/s1600/quick-0062.jpg)
My roses are just waking up with tender new shoots everywhere. Aphids are happy for now...
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ketzNWn3uDI/URhlzy_jGsI/AAAAAAAAG1A/uOyvrezM31A/s1600/quick-0037.jpg)
...until my yard helpers spot them.
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NrFTZbzMaH4/URhl-h7M7TI/AAAAAAAAG1g/nYgAQyICzeA/s1600/quick-0043.jpg)
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.
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SWiabXQ1mGo/USAFH9lhorI/AAAAAAAAG2Q/orvUfZ_2pWk/s1600/quick-0022.jpg)
Rosemary is in full bloom too, and there are a few bees around.
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e_4UznFvWzY/URhlmY40caI/AAAAAAAAG0Q/3KxwbmtPX8E/s1600/quick-0003.jpg)
Still, I wish the roses were blooming...
Elie Beauvilain last year |