These beautiful pink azaleas are about to burst!
One or two more days and they will be out …
… their pretty frilliness on display for everyone to enjoy.
The rhododendrons aren’t far behind …
… but these lovely blue periwinkles are already here.
Happy Tuesday. 💐
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These are all beautiful, but I like the periwinkle the best. Beautiful photos Lynette!
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I’ll post pictures of the azaleas and rhododendrons when they come out, and of course they are stunners. But I like the periwinkle as well. Such a simple flower but a fantastic colour.
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I love rhodies, in every colour! We saw a few in the UK. Beautiful. Happy Tuesday!
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I love them as well; they really are spectacular. These are going to be a pinkish white. I’ll post pictures when they’re out. Cheers.
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There’s just something about flowers. They make things better.
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They sure do, Neil. The colours and shapes are so beautiful and yes, trigger an increase in serotonin. 😊
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Lovely contrast in the periwinkle photo. There’s nothing like Spring 😊
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Agreed! 🌺 I love the periwinkles as well. The colour is so pretty.
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Spring is springing. So nice to see the flowers (especially azaleas) coming. I managed to get my lawn raked yesterday, so now all we need is rain to bring on the dandelions. Have a great Tuesday Lynette. Allan
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Thanks, Allan. It sure is. We have our deck doors open today since the weather is so good.
Oh yes – I forgot about the dandelion season! You need some marmots; they love eating the heads especially but will consume the entire plant including the roots. Unfortunately they might make holes in your lawn. 😉
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LOL. I’ll stick with the dandelions and get exercise making holes in the lawn when I remove them. Cheers
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Hahaha. 😀 At least then you will earn a nice cold beer!
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Yes, it’s that time. I think I have on of each of your flowers happening just now. So good to see some real colour (I mean other than gray – is gray a colour?)
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Yes, grey is unfortunately a colour. Or maybe it’s just an unfortunate colour. Whatever it is, I’ve seen enough of it and am happy to see the sun and all the opening flowers! Cheers.
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We see a lot of colour here in the winter – mostly gray.
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Here too. 🌧️
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I bet we’ll be crying for rain this summer!
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I keep reminding myself not to whine about the rain and cloud, but I do anyway. You’re right, we’ll be changing our tune once it starts becoming dry!
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We used to have a much more balanced summer with a few sunny days and then a couple of rainy days, and that pattern would repeat. It made it hard to plan a picnic but at least we weren’t banned from the parks for fear of fire.
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Yes, and apparently we’re headed for another bad fire season since there’s a soil moisture deficit from Québec all the way to Vancouver Island. Yikes. The more slow rain we get, the better.
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We’re doing our best out here. Some rain nearly every day, but I can see that it’s drying up in the next week or so.
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We’re forecasted for rain all day tomorrow but after that, it’s supposed to be sunny and warm. Sounds similar to your weather. Yes, we’re doing our best, too.
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Love the periwinkle. We are still a bit far behind, here.
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I agree. The colour is beautiful. I’ve seen several large patches of them; they’re like carpets. So pretty.
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That’s a lovely coloured periwinkle.
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Yes, I like that colour too. We have many of them right now. They’re so bright and lovely to see.
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It’s such a wonderful time of the year. We planted an azalea in our front garden last year. It’s looking a bit rough, but I’m hoping it survived the heat from last summer.
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I don’t know a lot about azaleas but they tend to dry out easily and also need acidic soil, so you could check the soil around the bush and adjust it if needed.
When I lived in Alberta I had one (inside – azaleas would never survive Alberta’s winters) that grew from a tiny plant into a six foot bush. It was in a special south-facing spot and bloomed beautifully every spring. I changed the soil once a year (a big job) and, guided by a knowledgeable friend, checked the ph at that time. I gave the bush to her when we moved and it’s still growing – it’s 20 years old now. I hope yours comes around and does well.
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