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| Welcome! |
Welcome to my April Long Island zone 7b garden! It has been another rollercoaster ride of a month with lots of wind and temperatures fluctuating from in the 50's one day (that feel like in the 40's) and rising up into the 60's other days, and now temperatures have risen over the past two days to an almost record breaking upper 70's! The garden has been a couple of weeks behind, but there have been frequent gentle rain events to help the flowers grow, and the blooms are now catching up. Join me for a tour!
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| Hellebore 'Champion' |
Buried beneath a blanket of snow throughout the month of March, Hellebore 'Champion' is a delight for the eyes. I was happy to see that it was unharmed and the foliage even looks a bit better than after other winters. The blooms were certainly worth the wait!
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| Hellebore 'Merlin' |
Joining 'Champion', Hellebore' Merlin' is blooming and joining the display...
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| Hellebore 'Dark & Handsome |
and well, hello there to 'Dark & Handsome too!
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| Allium ' Millenium' & Golden Yew |
In the back garden, Allium 'Millenium' has appeared almost overnight, next to Golden Japanese Yew.
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| Pieris 'Cavatine' |
As we get some warmer days, the petite bell-shaped white blooms of Pieris 'Cavatine' (Dwarf Andromeda) are showing themselves in the backyard garden...
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| Peony 'Bartzella' |
and the bright reddish-pink stems of Peony 'Bartzella' are emerging from the ground!
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| Pulmonaria (Lungwort) |
and look...the Pulmonaria are blooming too!
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| Hyacinths are Blooming! |
Along the patio border, the Hyacinths are in bloom, joined by the foliage of Daylily 'Stella D Oro'.
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| Spirea 'Candy Corn' |
Here is 'Candy Corn', a relatively new dwarf cultivar of Spirea, which is displaying its vibrant new pinkish-red growth. Pink blooms will follow in late spring to early summer. Lamb's Ear joins in the mix!
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| 'Repandans' Spreading Yew & Sweet Flag |
For a little more foliage, here is Repanden's English Spreading Yew and Sweet Flag, a combination that maintains interest all year long, and now in springtime, the succulent rosettes of Sedum are a delight too!
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| Sedum 'Brilliant' |
As daylight lengthens and the days grow warmer, spring is certainly underway with lots of expectations that await. It is time to get out into the garden and get some spring pruning and cleaning done, a task which is actually good for the soul!
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| Thanks for Visiting! |
I hope you enjoyed your visit to my April garden. I so appreciate you being here, look forward to your comments and enjoy seeing what you have growing in your garden. Special thanks go out to our hostess Carol at May Dreams Gardens, who makes it possible to see blooms on the 15th of every month with her meme Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day. Also, special thanks to Pam Penick at Digging who had hosted Foliage Follow-Up, a meme I will continue to honor. I am also linking with some other wonderful hosts and hostesses at Floral Friday Fotos, Nature Notes at Rambling Woods, Image-in-ing weekly photo share every Tuesday, Weekly Photo Link-Up at My Corner of the World on Wednesdays and Garden Affair at Jaipur Garden.
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