Here’s another hellebore update. The earlier posts about these lovely bloomers can be found here and here.
They wait to fully bloom and are gorgeous throughout their budding and blooming phases.
Most of these particular hellebore have a pretty red border around the petal edges.
Very pretty and certainly very spring-like.
Happy Friday.
It’s great to once more be posting recent floral finds for Friday Fleurday (try saying that fast three times 😉). Two weeks ago I found the tightly closed hellebores shown in the next two pictures.
Hellebores take their time blooming and when I recently walked past their location again, I found that they had begun the opening process.
Those that have opened are mostly a creamy white with a red border at the petal edges …
… although I did find one that was fully opened but did not have that distinction.
I apologise for the quality of the last two photos; it was extremely windy out and I had trouble focussing on the flowers. I’ll try to update these again as they bloom more fully. They’re such a lovely early spring find.
Happy Friday.
… there will be …
… rhododendrons …
… plums …
… forsythia …
… and many others.
What a wonderful thing to look forward to!
Happy Friday.
I was delighted to find these hellbores (helleborus) getting ready to bloom.
Often referred to as winter roses or lenten roses, they are in fact not closely related to the rose family. No matter what they are called however, it’s wonderful to see them.
Happy Sunday.
We were lucky enough to have a rare sunny day …
… and I made sure that I got out there to enjoy it.
The ducks definitely did.
It was lovely to sit and watch the sun go down through last year’s dried hydrangeas, knowing that they will soon be replaced by spring growth.
Happy Monday.
Although many of us in western North America are enjoying some nice February weather, most people are still freezing and fighting off snow, wind and ice. So here’s another “think spring” post to hopefully brighten your day.
I believe the groundhogs were mostly saying that the central and eastern parts of the continent are supposed to have an early spring and I would definitely say that you’ve earned it! So herewith are some memories of June, 2025. Last time, I posted pictures from April and May.
Tea roses …
… a very fresh daisy …
… lovely pinkish-red hydrangeas …
… and white ones, too …
… with pretty pastel poppies.
Happy Friday.
The Japanese Garden still sleeps …
… while the fish come slowly out of their torpor …
… the cherry trees start to consider their future …
… and the ducks start to feel their “oats!”
Happy Tuesday.
Since most of the country is in the absolute depths of January weather, I think that now is good time to see a bit more spring. 🌸 Last time, I posted pictures from March and April, 2025. Here are some from May, 2025. I hope they brighten your day.
Pretty pink phlox …
… and mock orange with its lovely aroma …
… was accompanied by irises in all their glory.
The rhododendrons burst forth in heady abandon …
… in hot pink as well as white.
Their cousins, the azaleas, weren’t left behind.
Multi-layered peonies unfurled themselves …
… while the lovely lilacs spread their gentle fragrance.
Things to look forward to. Happy Friday. 🌸
It doesn’t take much for me to start thinking about spring; a couple of days of windy and rainy overcast will do it! So instead of pining, I decided it would be a good idea to post a bit of spring.
March
Buttercups …
… tulips …
… daffodils.
April
Okanagan sunflowers …
… narcissus …
… plum …
… dogwood …
… magnolias …
… rhododendrons.
And that’s just March and April! Next week I’ll post some flower power pictures from May and June. Just looking through my spring photos puts a smile on my face; if you’re experiencing the seasonal blues I hope these help a bit. 🌸
Happy Tuesday.
Last Friday Fleurday I posted flower pictures from March, April and May; today I’m posting pictures from June, July and August. And I’m really happy about that, because right now we have cloud down to the valley floor and a lot of rain! In the mountains it came down as snow, so if you’re planning a ski trip, I know where there’s plenty of the fresh stuff! But on to more colourful things …
… like a lovely June iris …
… a very fresh daisy …
… and some lovely variegated hydrangeas.
July brought pond lilies …
… impatiens …
… many more hydrangeas …
… and lots of pond lilies, too.
While in August we had anemones …
… sunflowers …
… black-eyed susans …
… penny macs …
… and last but not least, tea roses.
I really enjoyed my little trip through the summer archive! After going for a very soggy and grey ramble today, it was lovely knowing that all these lovelies will be back.
Happy Friday, happy weekend.
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