My A-Z posts this year will be based on things
in my garden – flowers, animals, the birds and the bees, butterflies - with a bit of
poetry thrown in. For some letters I am expecting to cheat somewhat – wishing they were here.
A - Anemone, Aquilegia,
Azalea, Red Admiral
We have a lot of perennial plants. Among them is the:
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| Anemone |
A perennial may be, but the
anemone doesn’t always put in an appearance unlike the:
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| Aquilegia (& Forget-me-nots) |
These seed themselves and appear
in all sorts of unexpected places like against the next door fence.
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| Aquilegia |
However if you use garden pots
it’s easier to maintain control:
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| Azaleas |
Of course it is wildlife that you
wish to see, like this ‘admirable’ sight:
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| Red Admiral |
I’ve watched you now
a full half-hour,
Self-poised upon that
yellow flower;
Wordsworth – To a Butterfly.
17 comments:
Hi Bob .. we're not in the same realm this year - but love your theme ..
Fun - cheers Hilary
Fascinating post Bob. I wish I could get flowers to grow like that.
Nice, hope we get the weather for them...
Good idea for a challenge Bob! I have also noticed how your followers have increased.
@ Mattias - there is usually a surge in followers thanks to A-Z each year. The difficulty is in keeping up with them all.
Great photos, Bob. Unfortunetly we're still knee-deep in snow, so not much chance of seeing blooms like these for a while yet.
Looks like being a nice colourful and cheerful selection, Bob, as the weather decides to catch up with the calendar.
Ann
Lovely! We have aquilegia in our yard like the one with the for-get-me-nots. We call them columbines.
Love your theme Bob. We used to have azaleas all around our house in North Carolina. Love them. Great photos.
JO ON FOOD, MY TRAVELS AND A SCENT OF CHOCOLATE
Beautiful! I'm doing flowers too, but in a bit different manner. Happy first day of A to Z, Bob.
Kathy M.
Beautiful flowers and great photos. I can never tire of thinking about flowers. I often wonder why we find them so beautiful. Who taught us the appreciation?
Good post. You made me miss my gardening days.
Bob: You and Marcie have inspired me, I am going to do the A-Z challenge also - or as much of it as I can, with my busy work week. Love your flower photos!
Viridian
Your flowers brighten the gray days we have right now. Good luck for the challenge!
Great idea for the challenge. Love getting to see these picks. Forget-me-nots are my favorites. :)
Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier!! I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of your challenge posts!
New follower...
Makes me want to go out and plant some flowers. The azaleas are just beginning to bloom here in Atlanta.
This is going to be interesting. You must have a beautiful garden.
I look forward to reading more.
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