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| Bleeding Hearts near our trail |
One never knows what winters
in the mountains will bring. Unlike many friends who also live here full time, we
don’t escape to Florida when cold winds start to blow. We actually enjoy the
season and look forward to being snowed or iced in for a day or two as long as
we have plenty of good food and wine.
This winter was a bit
different. My mother fell in November and broke her hip and did not recover as well as the doctors had hoped. I went down to Florida several times to help out. Here at home we did have one nice snow,
but the rest of the season was pretty much a blur.
Mother passed away somewhat
unexpectedly a few weeks ago. Please don’t feel sorry, it was a blessing. She
had some serious ailments we didn’t know about, and she went downhill
quite quickly.
When I returned from the service in Florida, Carolina wildflowers greeted me. The 14 roses I’d planted or
moved the day before she died were displaying vigorous new growth. And it
looked like the hydrangeas were setting buds after two flowerless years. I
appreciated all these sights more than I can say.
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| Pink Lady Slippers are blooming |
A garden can be a source of
joy and a source of solace. The past few months have been tinged with sadness.
But I am comforted by the hope that 2016 will be one of our most rewarding gardening years
ever.
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We added Yellow Lady Slipper Orchids to the wildflower garden
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| A segment of our forest has become trillium heaven this year |
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| A clematis we thought was a goner is back and blooming |
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| 'Music Box' is a new addition to the rose garden |
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| Can't wait to see my new 'Cherry Parfait' look this yummy |
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| 'The Poet's Wife' |
'The Poet’s Wife’ is just one
of six new David Austin roses that will be taking a bow in the Hunt garden this
year. You can be sure when they start flowering, along with the hydrangeas,
salvias, coneflowers, centranthus and phlox, I will wax poetic about them all.
Until then, happy Spring.
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10 comments :
So much beauty there, Lynn. I'm glad you are finding solace in your peaceful, lovely garden.
Sometimes death is a blessing. How comforting to have a beautiful garden to return to. A forest full of trilliums is a gift, indeed. :o)
Thank you,Beth.I just looked at your last Plant Postings and your garden is gorgeous as well. Aren't we lucky?
Hi Casa Mariposa, Yes, in my mom's case it certainly was a blessing. But she'd had almost 86 mostly good, healthy years. Sometimes I miss the trilliums because the deer get to them before I do. Not this year! By the way that nodding purple columbine in your garden is stunning.
'Poet's Wife' is absolutely stunning!
Phillip, everyone is excited about Olivia Rose Austin (which was in the same introductory class), but I can't wait to see The Poet's Wife!
Spring always gives us so much hope! After winter -- whether cold or just dark, we need that fresh start that spring brings!I am with you ... this is going to be a great growing year. Your wildflowers are amazing! My trillium have been so great this year.
I love the trilliums Teresa! I have about 4 varieties and of course, want more. You are right, spring is so welcome after the past several months. Glad you enjoyed my wildflowers. When I see the Halberd-leaf violet, I know spring is close at hand!
Hello Lynn, such wonderful flower pictures, and so early too. We're still waiting for the roses and the Clematis and I am eagerly anticipating the front border where seven David Austin roses were planted in January the year before, they're all at bud stage and just starting to colour, agonisingly slowly! I hope this gardening year turns out even more spectacular than the last, for all of us.
I well remember the roses in your front garden. I know they will be gorgeous this year. Can't wait to see the photos! Mine are just starting to bloom and I know this year's display will be much superior to 2015!
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