Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – August 2009

Most of my recent posts have been about the dahlias and lilies blooming in my garden. Here are a few snapshots of some of the other flowers currently in bloom around my zone 6b garden. Check out all of the Bloom Day posts at May Dreams Gardens.

Rudbeckia ‘Golden Glow’ in the Bird Garden

Scarlet Runner Bean in the Bird Garden

Sunflower in the Cutting Garden

Obedient plant in the Walled Garden

Ageratum in the Rose Garden

Sweet Peas in the Cutting Garden

Cockscomb in the Egg Garden

Rudbeckia lacinata in the Bird Garden

Gladiolus in the Front Border

Purple Angelica in the Front Border

Japanese Anemone in the Front Border

Brown Eyed Susans in the Front Border

Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day May 2009: the end of the daffodils and tulips; and the beginning of the lilacs, irises, peonies and roses (REVISED)

Jacques Cartier in the Rose Garden

Peach and White Daffodil on Lilac Hill
Iris Pallida Dalmatica in the Triangle Garden
Peach Tulip in the Rose Garden

Necrosardim Siculum in the Cutting Garden
Camassia in the Egg Garden
Little Leaf Lilac in the Egg Garden

Orange Favorite Tulip in the Front Border

Narcissus Peasant’s Eye on Goldberry Hill
Another Yellow Daffodil on Goldberry Hill
Pink Tree Peony on Goldberry Hill
Pink Azalea in the Front Border

Summer Snowflake in the Bird Garden
Purple Lilac on Lilac Hill
Pink Bleeding Heart in the Walled Garden
Brunnera in the Front Border
Pulmonaria in the Front Border
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A family emergency kept me away from home for a few days during Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, but in the spirit of better late than never, here are some pictures of what’s blooming in mid-May in my New Jersey garden (zone 6b). Check out all of the bloom day posts from around the world over at May Dreams Garden.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: In my husband’s haste, he uploaded some pictures for bloom day of flowers that were no longer in bloom on the fifteenth (some daffodils, daphne, pasque flower, fritillaria negre, crown fritillaria), so those pictures have been removed.

Flowers that Bloom in Late Winter – Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day March 2009 (New Jersey, zone 6b)

What a difference a month makes for Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day. In my zone 6b garden, the garden is slowly waking up. Winter aconite (Eranthis) started blooming last week in the Front Border.
In addition to the Galanthus elwesii snowdrops that I photographed a few weeks ago, these Galanthus nivalis are also now in bloom in the Front Border.
Also, these double snowdrops Plena Flora are blooming in the Egg Garden.
Crocus tommasinianus just started blooming in the Front Border.
The Witchhazel Primavera is growing next to the Fort.
The Witchhzael Arnold’s Promise is now in full bloom next to the playground.
Finally, just today, my son found this purple hellebore poking up on Goldberry Hill.
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Check out all of the bloom day posts from around the world over at May Dreams Garden.

Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day February 2009: Picture of Forced Magnolia Branches

Well, aside from a few more of the snow drops that I photographed for last month’s Garden Bloggers‘ Bloom Day, there is nothing that is blooming outside in the garden. Inside, I have moved on to forcing branches, which I wrote about in this post last week. Above, is a picture of a one of the magnolia blooms currently in my family room. I can’t wait until next month for the garden to start showing more signs of spring. Check out all of the bloom day posts from around the world over at May Dreams Garden.

Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, January 2009: Snowdrops in the Snow!

This may be the most challenging month for my contribution to Garden Bloggers‘ Bloom Day at May Dreams Gardens. My garden is buried beneath snow and ice, but I was fortunate enough to find at least one resilient snowdrop bloom in the Front Border to share with you. There were actually a few more, but the children picked them to make a small vase. Inside, I have some amaryllis blooming, which you can see here (white) and here (red).