First of the season blooms from my Michigan garden :)
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My first bloom of the season opened today
Comments (11)Yes, Connie, any bloom counts. I've just been oohing and ahing over a quarter-inch flower on the windowsill cactus. Catrose, this is a great time of the year to live in Texas, but when your roses are peaking, ours will be sad, brown-edged crispy critters. I love crocus, too, Kate, but they're something else Dallas doesn't do well. They'll last maybe a couple of years here before deciding it's too darn hot. Molly, how big does Spice get for you? I'd love to be able to shoehorn it in somewhere. I agree, Melissa, that not all zone 8's are created equal. Even the pros here can't grow roses to the perfection that you do, or the lucky folks who in Oregon and Washington. Maybe summer temperatures should be taken into consideration as well. Kathy, Martha G was my first OGR. I went to the nursery to get a Knockout but saw her instead, and that led me to this forum. How lucky was that!...See MoreMy first bloom of the season!
Comments (9)I noticed my first one today too but the digital camera battery was dead so I'll post tomorrow. It's unusual for me to have blooms before June but we had a very mild winter so everything in the garden is alive and flexing their muscles. I'm not able to get around too good right now due to a severe sciatica attack but I'm on the mend and looking forward to a great year in the garden....See MoreMy first bloom of the season!
Comments (10)Jessica, I had to use myself to block the sun and ended up taking the pic upside down. LOL! We gardeners get in the funniest positions to get the best photos! It's the non-gardeners that think we're nuts! I love the contrasting throat - it matches the background! Hope you have many more enjoyable blooms this season! Julie...See MoreMy First Bloom of the Season!!
Comments (11)Melva if my LL grows anything like it did last year I'll have plenty of cuttings to share. I ended up putting at least 20 feet of cuttings in the compost pile last summer. Karyn...See Morenummykitchen
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