Ahhhhh…
It’s been raining off and on for several weeks, leaving the air fresh and clear. I managed some garden time between storms, pulling together a spring garden posy. I love this time of year.
Spring posy nestled in the planting bed. The wind kept tipping it over, but I finally got this shot
Hyacinth, Daffodil, Nigella, and Freesia in a tiny vase
It’s cheering seeing bulbs emerge from the dark, wet soil. Most are brightly colored and in some cases scented, too. They’re an intoxicating mix and a harbinger of things to come.
The hyacinth come up first…
Pink candy-cane striped hyacinth
Fragrant and lovely hyacinth
followed by narcissus (daffodils)…
Garden posy: daffodil, hyacinth and Nigella greens
White freesia
and then freesia.
The freesia are the garden darlings these days, growing larger and spreading farther year after year. They pop up in whites, reds, yellows and pinks, and seem to last for weeks.
“Spring drew on…and a greenness grew over those brown beds, which, freshening daily, suggested the thought that hope traversed them at night and left each morning brighter traces of her steps.”
–Charlotte Brontë
As I said earlier, “Ahhhhh….”
Gardening Nirvana 