Friday, March 20, 2009

Happy First Day of Spring!

The last day of winter loudly bid goodbye with this spectacular sunset! I had to celebrate her beauty and give her honor for being the very first photo taken from my new camera! Finally, close-ups and far away will be as clear as...well, I guess we'll see...this is going to be fun!!! There's even a special setting for sunsets...
Yippee...a sign of life in my garden! While everyone's hellebores have been blooming their hearts out (Frances!), mine is a late bloomer. I'm guessing it's due to be divided last fall. And, it's my first "macro" shot...so cool!
Excited as I am about my hellebores, Best in Bloom Today has to be this gardenia. She is loaded with blooms and perfumes the dining room ever so sweetly.


A sunny forecast for the weekend, and, like most of you, I'll be itching to get some dirt under my fingernails...Happy Spring everyone!

14 comments:

  1. What a gorgeous picture of the sky and sun. Your gardenia is so pretty. I bet it smells wonderful.

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  2. Ohhh! That first picture! And blooms...! I can't believe, it is spring!!!

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  3. Wow, your photos are wonderful! I am amazed at the gardenia, white flowers are very difficult to shoot, just like the reds. As for the late hellebore, I have never tried to divide one for fear of killing it. Mine are all seedlings from the original four. You are quite brave!
    Frances

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  4. Very pretty and spring-like. Nice to see some with flowers already.
    -Heather

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  5. Great shots with your new camera Lynn! The sunset is gorgeous.

    I really want to know your secret to getting your gardenia to bloom!

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  6. Your photos are wonderful! That sunset photo is spectacular! Happy spring :)

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  7. What a gorgeous sunset! I love your pictures, yeah for spring!!

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  8. Hi all! thanks for your visits AND compliments..have a wonderful weekend!

    Hey Frances, I was a little hesitant about dividing the hellebores but how was I going to get more? (as they are kinda pricey). My original 3 clumps are now 7..hopefully they will all come back.

    Hi Linda, I've been reading the camera manual and CD..gosh lots to learn! My secret for the gardenia? Neglect! Really, gardenias (like Hibiscus) put forth buds when you don't pamper them. When I think they should have water, the leaves turn yellow and fall off! At least, this has been my experience...lol.

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  9. Spring just makes us all feel so happy, doesn't it? Have you been growing that gardenia indoors all winter, or is it new? I didn't watch the bulb farm episode yet on Gardener's Diary, but I will soon. I didn't care much for the topiary episode, and ended up fast forwarding through most of it. I need flowers to keep me interested.

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  10. what wonderful photos! I just love the plants!

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  11. Wish I could smell those gardenias. Didn't know that they could bloom even when placed indoor. Thanks for this post. Steph from stephgreenspace.blogspot.com

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  12. Hi Robin, yeah, I wouldn't have the patience for topiary gardening. The gardenia was a present from HH (celebrating my new job) 3 wks ago so very new..I'll be anxious to see how long I can keep it healthy as my houseplants usually have a life-span of 6 months. But I also have a gardenia and oleander standard that's 8 mos. old and starting to bud so a good sign there..yay!

    Thanks for visiting Tootsie..I'll be visiting you soon.

    Hi Stephanie, here in zone 6 (NJ), gardenias are strictly indoor plants this time of year. Where do you garden?

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  13. what wonderful photos! I just love your grden

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  14. I swear I can smell that gardenia when I look at the photo!

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