In a Vase on Monday: Spring Sunshine

5/14/2018

We are having a lovely stretch of sunny weather, so I thought this sunny bouquet would be appropriate! I actually don't have that many daffodils in my garden...something I really hope to remedy this fall. :)

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A glimpse of the gardens. We had a freeze a couple nights ago, and I was worried that the tulips and hyacinths wouldn't survive, but most of them did. Even the daffodils were drooping early that morning, but they revived quickly when it warmed up. I did lose most of the heliotrope and several dahlia plants however. I left them in the greenhouse under cover, but they still froze.

There are lots of hyacinths in bloom, along with a primrose, but the glory-of-the-snow is fading fast. There's also a picture of one of my rhubarb plants, which I started from seed last year. They are amazingly easy to grow!

I hope you all have a beautiful week in your gardens. Do stop by and see what others have gathered today at Rambling in the Garden!

14 Comments

Donna@GardensEyeView link

5/14/2018 08:20:46 am

A fabulous spring vase that reminds me of my garden....May has been warm here so we have been lucky to avoid a freeze so far. Our early flowers are so resilient which is why I love the early spring flowers.

Joanna link

5/16/2018 09:29:34 pm

Yes it is amazing how tough these delicate looking spring blooms are! :) Those hyacinths were frozen solid and the tulips looked dark and wilted...I thought at first I had lost them all.

Magnolia Darjeeling link

5/14/2018 11:15:18 am

Look at all the spring bloom! All the hyacinths just made me smile. Beautiful. We had warm temperatures and then two days ago we have 30F weather and I was worried about my tulips and daffodils. But thankfully, they are ok.

5/16/2018 09:30:40 pm

Glad your tulips survived as well! Hyacinths are such delightful flowers aren't they? :)

Cathy link

5/14/2018 04:41:25 pm

Gosh, how low did temperatures go? Do you heat your greenhouse at all? It seems strange seeing the hyacinths and daffodils which in the UK are virtually all over - strange but lovely :) Thanks for sharing

5/16/2018 09:32:54 pm

I think it went down to about -2 C that night. The greenhouse isn't heated at all either. I had everything covered, but some still froze anyway. We definitely have a late Spring here! :)

Eliza link

5/14/2018 10:55:56 pm

So nice to see spring has come to your garden, Joanna. I love daffodils - the last of mine are blooming now. Everything goes so fast! I'm impressed you started rhubarb from seed. I love making strawberry-rhubarb crisp - yum!

5/16/2018 10:34:56 pm

Strawberry rhubarb crisp...mmm, you're making me hungry! :) Can't wait til mine is ready! It's actually very easy to grow from seed, so i'm surprised it isn't done more often!

5/15/2018 03:34:25 pm

Lovely sunny photos of your spring beauties! :)

5/16/2018 10:36:20 pm

Thank you very much, Cathy! :)

AlisonC link

5/15/2018 04:19:51 pm

The weather is very trying, I hope you don't get more frost. We had frost on the 1st closely followed by a heatwave. We don't know what's going on. You have lots of spring blooms though including delicious hyacinths.

5/16/2018 10:38:20 pm

Yes, our poor plants don't know what to think! It's not that unusual for us to get a frost or even a freeze yet. They didn't even issue a warning! Still, I've lived further south, so I think it's crazy! Lol!

Jason link

5/15/2018 05:56:12 pm

Those are some gorgeous daffodils, and wonderfully captured! Glad that spring as arrived for sure in your garden!

5/16/2018 10:40:31 pm

Thank you! These pictures were actually taken Sunday afternoon, so the lighting was terrible. But I guess it's hard to get a bad picture of a daffodil! :)

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