Welcome to my spring Easter flowers, today I am linking with-
I'd Rather Be Birding hosted by Anni
Saturday's Critters hosted by Eileen
Wild Bird Wednesday hosted by Stewart
Today's Flowers hosted by Denise
Macro Monday 2 hosted by Gemma and Mystical Magical Teacher
One of my favorite new gardens is a shade garden with Primulas, Virginia Bluebells, a hosta, some ferns, Celandine Poppies, Pulmonaria, Hellebore, Trillium, and others. What I enjoy most is that shade seems to render most of my obnoxious weeds unable to grow.
Celandine poppy, at the bud stage, a great ephemeral shade plant with spring bloom-
A Red-breasted Nuthatch trying to camouflage himself as an Easter egg-
We managed a daytime trip to Portland, and saw these luscious cherry blossoms, which remind me of my Washington DC honeymoon when the cherries were in bloom, 47 years ago-
Across the street was a fabulous old house, one of very many in Portland. I would love to experience living in such a grand house-
I hope spring is finally arriving at your locale, have a blessed Pesach or Easter. There was another momentous lunar eclipse last night. This is from last fall, last night was cloudy here. -Hannah
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I'd Rather Be Birding hosted by Anni
Saturday's Critters hosted by Eileen
Wild Bird Wednesday hosted by Stewart
Today's Flowers hosted by Denise
Macro Monday 2 hosted by Gemma and Mystical Magical Teacher
One of my favorite new gardens is a shade garden with Primulas, Virginia Bluebells, a hosta, some ferns, Celandine Poppies, Pulmonaria, Hellebore, Trillium, and others. What I enjoy most is that shade seems to render most of my obnoxious weeds unable to grow.
Primula "cowslip", red, seed grown-
Primula 'Silver-laced'-
March 31, winter took a parting shot, I hope, and dumped quite a lot of small hail on the early flowers, here another bed of Anemone nemorosa, but it seems without effect-
Another Cowslip primula does well in what I consider a difficult place, on the edge of the ramp, the yellow are charmingly more upfacing than the red-
Delightful Virginia bluebells that was planted last year and is blooming, they look a little bluer in real life, I love those borage family blues-
We managed a daytime trip to Portland, and saw these luscious cherry blossoms, which remind me of my Washington DC honeymoon when the cherries were in bloom, 47 years ago-
Across the street was a fabulous old house, one of very many in Portland. I would love to experience living in such a grand house-
I hope spring is finally arriving at your locale, have a blessed Pesach or Easter. There was another momentous lunar eclipse last night. This is from last fall, last night was cloudy here. -Hannah
©Weeding on the Wild Side, all rights reserved. I enjoy reading your comments, and visiting and commenting on your blog if not prevented by not belonging to google+. He is Risen!
How beautiful your Easter flowers are. And those cherry blossoms are just amazing. Happy Easter weekend to you.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dorothy, it's so strange seeing flowers blooming so much earlier this year. I'm really worried about the fruit trees not having enough pollinators out yet to get much fruit. I guess I'll find out. There were some hover flies, I hope they can actually do a good job pollinating. The cherry blossoms in my yard are just plain white fruit tree cherries, not those spectacular doubles.
DeleteWe missed the eclipse, at 10.30 it was cloudy, still cloudy a little later, next thing it was 3 a.m. and all over. Your garden is showing how lovely the spring blossoms are.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jean, I had good photos from last fall so added one, but this year it was all overcast. I'm amazed at the early flowers.
DeleteLovely photos! I love the primulas and the anemones. The cherries are gorgeous. I wish you a peaceful Easter!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Gunilla, I grew the primulas in the shade garden from seed. From the first year these did well, the next year I tried a couple more varieties and didn't get them out soon enough or something and they disappeared slowly. I will try again sometime. I'm going to my son's house for Easter dinner.
DeleteYour garden looks beautiful, Hannah and shelters treasures!
ReplyDeleteI just love Easter looking nuthatch!!
And the lunar eclipse is fabulous, we too had clouds and could not see the sun eclipse that occurred a few days ago.
Take care :)
Merci, Noushka, the nuthatch kept doing that crazy pose. I was disappointed that it was cloudy but I did get photos last spring, the color is amazing.
DeleteYour flowers are pretty, I might try the primulas. And the cherry blossoms trees are gorgeous.. I love that big house.. And your Nuthatch is so cute, great photos. Happy Easter to you and yours..
ReplyDeleteThanks, Eileen, I'm surprised how well this group of primulas have returned, but there were some that did not. I am rather wanting some of the double ones that look like little roses.
DeleteExtraordinary images...so much beauty surrounds you. You're living a 'dream life'. Love the bird images too....Thanks, for sharing this link for the week at I'd Rather B Birdin'
ReplyDeleteThanks, Anni, it does seem like a dream sometimes to live on two acres, but the weeds are responding to the warmth too, and I have some that are very rampant. I'm afraid I spend far more time than I would like on arduous weeding chores.
Deletesuch lovely blooms! i remember enjoying the trilliums in the wisconsin woods where i grew up. miss them. loved your 'easter egg' nuthatch. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Theresa, the native Trilliums are blooming now, I don't know if the Trillium luteum will make it back this year. I don't see the nuthatches much now, they were fun to watch.
DeleteFantastic shots of the Nuthatch adn glorious blooms. HAPPY EASTER.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Margaret, I enjoyed your series on Israel, and the camel ride. I had a good time with my grandkids.
DeleteYour flowers are gorgeous..You are way ahead of us..The Nuthatch is adorable..Great shots..Happy Easter...
ReplyDeleteThanks, Missy, I had dinner with my local kids and grandkids. I can't believe how early the flowers are.
DeleteHappy Easter, Hannah! I enjoyed seeing the shots of your Primulas, one of my favorite flowers. The shot of the nuthatch made me chuckle! Looks like you enjoyed your trip to Portland.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Alison, even though I live close, I don't get there much to see the sights, except a nighttime class in the dark. I'm looking forward to Hortlandia next month.
DeleteYour flowers are just beautiful Hannah. I can only admire your ability to put a name to all your garden plants and to be able to separate the weeds from desirables.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Phil, I've been gardening and looking at gardening catalogs for a long time. Sometimes my brain has trouble flipping through the "cards" and bringing up the right name, but I can tell the little weeds from the others pretty well.
DeleteYour flowers are just beautiful Hannah. I can only admire your ability to put a name to all your garden plants and to be able to separate the weeds from desirables.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Phil, it comes from looking at many flower catalogs and plants for many years, and pulling many weeds as well. I admire some of the people who can identify so many birds.
DeleteYour flowers are beautiful. I've never seen Primula 'Silver-laced' before, and I find them fascinating.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I like the edges. I enjoy any plant I can grow from seed that will come back the next year and bloom. I will have to try more Primulas sometime.
DeleteHannah, I wish you a Happy Easter !!
ReplyDeleteHannah, I wish you a Happy Easter !!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ela, I enjoyed your flowers and Resurrection Day sentiments.
DeleteBeautiful flowers homes and birds. Happy Easter!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Carver, it's fun photographing houses in a totally different neighborhood, I enjoy your southern ones as well.
DeleteLove the cowslips and Virginia Bluebells. That house is wonderful! Hope you aren't prevented from commenting because you don't belong to Google+!!!! Hope you had a very blessed Easter!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linda, I checked your blog and my comment did go through. It must be exciting to have your mother write a book.
DeleteLooking forward to another spring, summer and fall in your garden.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Janice, that is a sweet thing to say. I enjoyed your vintage family photo, the hairstyles look like some I had as a child, but the boys' caps look like something from my parents' era. I couldn't comment because of google+, but would email you if an email address was provided.
ReplyDeleteLovely blossoms, a grand house and a cute little nuthatch in this delightful collection of photos.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Gemma, the house was amazing, but I wouldn't want to be the one who had to paint it.
DeleteYou have so many beautiful, colorful flowers here! Many I've never seen before. I love this time of year! Hope your Easter was a blessed one.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Gail, the south has so many plants that won't grow here, but I guess there are things that grow here that don't grow there too.
DeleteThe collection of flowers are well thought out, and the Nuthatch is as excellent too. That blood red moon, wow.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Bob, the eclipse last fall was very exciting but made for a very late night. I was expecting it to look different too, when the light started to come back again. The nuthatch is a very compatible color.
DeleteIt's great to see these bright-coloured blossoms!
ReplyDeleteThanks, it's a great time of the year when everything really takes off.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Felicia, I am expecting some more primulas to bloom too.
ReplyDeleteAs always, you've shared an abundance of beauty Hannah! I am watching snowflakes flutter to the earth like tiny white butterflies at the moment. Spring takes its time here in NH, I'm content to have blossoms on my windowsill.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Laura, it is a delight to hear from you, I hope you are recuperating well. Contentment is a wonderful thing, I could wish for more of it. I suppose having to wait a lot is one way to develope it.
DeleteHi there - nice set of pictures - nuthatches are one of my favourite birds - but we don't have them in Australia!
ReplyDeleteCheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
I love old houses like the one across from you....and your shade garden is lovely. Very much like my shade garden. I also love that it is not conducive to weeds.
ReplyDeleteThe Nuthatch is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHeisann!
ReplyDeleteWe just have the yellow cowslip growing wild here in the middle/end of May. The red one is lovely!
Have a nice Sunday, enjoy gardening ;:OD)