It’s been a scrappy kind of Spring in my garden this year. I’m blaming it on the weather here in my part of Down Under.
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| Yellow David Austin rose |
Spring weather came earlier than usual and plants bloomed weeks before they usually did. Then late frosts hit.
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| Another David Austin rose |
Some, plants like my tulips, didn’t bloom at all, even all the new bulbs I’d planted. But the hyacinths performed beautifully.
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| Roses and foxgloves - favourites |
Why? I have no idea other than Spring mistimed. There wasn’t much rain either so maybe the plants got a little thirsty despite our watering efforts.
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| Hyacinths, such a beautiful blue |
I found it a little disappointing that my garden didn’t quite attain the glorious spring display of previous years.
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| We don’t care if we can get the car in and out of the garage when Gold Bunny is such a delight! |
But I’m not complaining. The garden is still beautiful, from the earliest jonquils and daffodils to the cherry blossom, to the wisteria and the iris, then to the roses bursting into bloom now.
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| Lamarque, a favourite rose |
And Spring still remains my favourite time of the year.
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| I love bearded iris |
I love to walk around my garden in the early morning with dew still on the leaves and the air still cool in our mountain climate.
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| I’m never alone in my garden! |
I’m always accompanied by my four cats who also enjoy this time inspecting and enjoying the plants.
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| Clematis |
I’m sharing some photos of my Spring garden and reflecting on how no matter what we do to prepare and plant the garden, it is always Nature that prevails!
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| Aquilegia |
Do you have a favourite time of year in your garden? Do you have a favourite plant or flower?
Kandy Shepherd is a best-selling, award-winning author of contemporary romance. Her heartfelt, passionate stories are set in exciting locations around the world and are published in multiple languages. Kandy believes in love-at-first-sight and real-life romance—she and her husband of many years decided to spend their lives together after three days! She loves it when readers tell her that her books make them laugh and make them cry. Kandy lives near Sydney, Australia with her husband and numerous four-legged friends.
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