Daphne
I dropped in on some friends yesterday and their daphne was already in flower.
Standing on their front porch, near where the daphne bush is, the fragrance filled the air. It’s one of my favorite floral scents.
It’s also a sign that winter, while not exactly on its way out — the winter solstice was only a few days ago — but that spring is coming.
They gave me some daphne to take home. I put it in a small vase by my bed and the whole room smells divine.
What flowers are in bloom where you are? Any favorite?
Love the Daphne. My Julia Child yellow rose is in full bloom and my hydrangea is fully budded!
I love yellow roses, Priscilla, though I don’t know the Julia Child variety. Is it scented? And hydrangeas are gorgeous.
Roses, roses, roses around here, plus lavender and day lilies. Need a few more days before adding hydrangeas to the list! We have something called Daphne here, too, but it’s nowhere near as lovely as yours and has no scent, even though the colors are similar. Odd!
That sounds so lovely, Constance — there can’t eve be too many roses. And lavender and day lilies sound lovely too. I’m so sorry your daphne isn’t scented. The scent of ours (daphne odora) is sweet, but not cloying, and with a touch of citrus. Magic.
Alas all my spring bulbs are done as is the first flush of the roses. Now the fight to get more roses, between the deer and the black spot, it is a challenge. I do have a bunch of cheerful little annuals in pots on the deck, safely out of reach of deer, although an enterprising chipmunk has been digging holes in the pot’s soil.
Best of luck fighting off the deer depredations and the evil, black spot, Robin. Ans annuals in pots are always so good and cheerful. Begone little chipmunk! My problem here is possums. They’ve eaten the peels off all my lemons — the whole peel, leaving the fruit hanging.
I love Daphne. Definitely one to add to my little garden. At the moment I have roses, pelargoniums and the glorious Geranium Rozanne in flower. That blue!
I have never seen a blue geranium
sounds delightful
Wow, Liz, I’ve never seen a blue geranium either. I looked it up — very pretty. I currently have a dark red pelargonium flowering in a pot in my sheltered little courtyard. It doesn’t realize it’s winter yet.
My camellias are really excelling themselves in shady back garden now all the roses have finished out the front
Must try a Daphne, they like the morning sun
Camellias are so pretty, aren’t they Merrilyn? I had a lovely pale pink one with blossoms that looked like waterlilies. I used to cut one and float it in a small fish bowl for a table decoration.
I’m not much of a gardener, but I do love flowers so I plant flowering shrubs, bushes, and trees that don’t need much attention. Right now, my hydrangea are going full blast and my hibiscus is about to burst forth. The crepe myrtle should bloom in a few weeks. I have two camelias but they won’t bloom until November (and again in February/March). The azaleas, rhododendrons, dogwood, and lilac bloom from April to June. Other than that, I have daylilies and knockout roses during the Mid-Atlantic Summer months.
Karen, your garden sounds gorgeous. I always wanted to have a dogwood, though I’ve only seen them on line. And crepe myrtles are so pretty, even now where here, they have no leaves, but that bark is so beautiful.