It has been a funny February - rain, wind, lowish temperatures - not good weather to venture out and get the garden ready for spring! Result: the garden is a mess. Today the gardener was supposed to come and prune the orange tree to let more light into its centre, but he didn't show.
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| In need of some TLC! |
Yet, there are some signs of spring.
The orange tree, which still has lots of ripe oranges, is already preparing to bloom. And the bulbs I planted in autumn are at various stages. Tulip foliage is popping up, and the narcissuses and freesias are beginning to show their flowers. The crocuses seem a bit shy, though.
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| Hopefully this planter will be full of colour soon. |
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| Weather-beaten narcissus. |
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| These unlikely companions seem happy together. |
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| Hmm, I know I planted more than one iris bulb here! |
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| Some lovely rosemary scent by the garden gate. |
And finally, my beautiful orchids:
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| I love orchids! |
Some time soon, I'll have red and pink orchid blooms, too.
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Those are truly lovely Orchids. It's great to see the signs of Spring popping up in your garden. Loved the Freesia and Narcissus flowers. They're not something you would see in gardens in my part of the world.
ReplyDeleteThe slugs have been at the red orchid so I'm not sure how the flowers will look when they open - fingers crossed.
DeleteI love orchids too! Beautiful post.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I hope the other two orchids will impress too when their flowers open.
DeleteYou have plenty of signs of Spring! Freesia are my favorite.
ReplyDeleteThere is a garden on the road to Paderne that usually has thousands of yellow freesias at this time of year. It looks so beautiful! Last year I bought bulbs but I think I planted them too late and wasn't successful. This year I'm happier with my "crop".
ReplyDeleteAwesome sharing
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