First bloom of the year award goes to..
dan8_gw (Northern California Zone 9A)
7 years ago
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bethnorcal9
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And the award for the ugliest foliage goes to...
Comments (8)TexasRanger10 - daylily foliage may be ugly where you are, which makes me sad for you, but here in the northeast it's an elegant fountain of green throughout the growing season. I can't think of any perennial in my garden that has ugly foliage once it finishes blooming. Okay, I confess--I don't grow Scabiosa and I stopped growing oriental poppies because they DID have wretched looking foliage once the blooms faded....See MoreFirst rose bloom of the year goes to...
Comments (2)Looks great and very healthy!! Looks like there are lots of other blooms waiting to join the show!! Thanks for the look! Carol...See MoreAnd the First Pepper of the Year Award goes to...
Comments (7)Yeah, only overwintered one I have out right now is the bhut. Its got flowers, but no fruit setting yet that I've seen. Its getting quite bushy now that the weather is getting really warm though. Should be a productive year for it....See MoreFirst bloom of season award goes to....
Comments (9)Thanks so much you guys! I am obviously very excited since I've been watching you, my gardenweb friends, share your lovely blooms for the past couple of months! These Rainbow blooms didn't even last six hours! I am so glad I got some bud shots last night and the open bloom photos this morning because we had a mild rain storm around lunch time today and they were both droopy and petals down already! Whew! Blink once and you'll miss the Rainbow blooms, I guess! Can't wait to see what opens next over here! I have a Purple Tiger about to open up it's one and only bud!...See MoreSara-Ann Z6B OK
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