LOVE the camellia, my second love. BTW, believe the blue flowers might be wood hyacinths. It's a bulb!

Yes, English Wood Hyacinths... I love em, they are so cute!

Here is a link that might be useful: English Wood Hyacinths

I'm envious of ANY blooms!!! I love that hyacinth! Your photos are always so nice. Keep em coming. April

Thanks you guys! I kinda thought it was a bulb, but wasn't quite sure. They come up all over the front yard in various places. This one is in the gravel where some of my potted roses are in front of the kitchen. Don't know where the heck they came from. Unless they might've been some bulbs I got yrs ago as freebies from one of the plant companies when I placed an order. You know how they do that! So.... mystery solved! Thanks Medusa and Decobug!!

I was just out weeding and cleaning up a bit. Still really cold out there. But everything is looking great. I have tons of lilies coming up all over! Some seem to just appear in hours, and others are growing by the foot every day. Soon they'll be blooming and I'll get pics of them. The lilies are so wonderful, and reliable bloomers every yr! And the deer don't eat them!!

You lucky girl Beth! I am beginning to really like the striped roses. Your flowers are so pretty. Its cold and windy here in Ga. today. I know what you mean about things seeming like they pop up in just hours. I was out looking around and hosta that wasn't out yesterday was up about 4 inches today. I have cherry trees, rhodies, lenten roses and lamium blooming right now. I love them all. Lots of my lilies are growing like crazy and I can't wait. I love them as much as roses. Can't wait for more pictures of your beatiful flowers. Judy

Beth, you have the same weather as me!
I love Candy Stripe and your beauties. I think I have that same camelia too. There is no substitution for that first rose bloon, huh?

Carla

I love that Candy Stripe, Beth. Your wood hyacinths could be courtesy of the squirrels. They dig up my bulbs all the time and what they don't eat gets deposited in the strangest places!

Hah! That makes sense Seil! The squirrels certainly have planted lots of walnut and oak trees for me!! LOL I'm digging those up ALL the time!!

Beth,I love that Candy Stripe.its really pretty.The camellia is very pretty too.Its been rather cool here for a couple days too,and raining and a new round of storms coming tomorrow.Right now,I have maybe 6 blooms on my Knockout bush and I seen 2 blooms on Maggie.I seen them from the front porch.Didn't go out and look at them as it was raining. Deer don't eat Lilies? if thats true,maybe I will get some of them to plant.

Jean

Ahhhh, Bluebells, used to bring home arm-loads from the woods in England.

(english Hyacinth's)

Beautiful roses and flowers Beth, I'm sorry I missed this the other day. Your pics always make me feel like I can reach out and touch each one the clarity is so good. Candy Stripe is a wonderful shade and I think that's one of the prettiest striped roses I've seen yet.

Gorgeous Beth. I got Candy Stripe for my mother last year - she was trying to get roses with her daughter's names - Candy (Candida) is my older sister and we also got Cassie for her for my little sister (Cassandra) none matching my name! lol but she says I've given her so many roses anyway it does not matter.

Can't wait to see everything start to bloom. Got so many buds right now.

Thanks for sharing.

Aprille

I love the color of Candy Stripe. Wood Hyacinth are really charming, I've always been fond of them.

Gosh you are giving me spring fever. My roses are still under snow. I am so full of envy.
Liane