Yes, Spring did ARRIVE...
On February 20 I made my rounds to capture the Spring Beauty around our Home.
Pieter had planted these lovely snapdragon plants.
Some of them ended up residing on the steps to our front door...
Some Japanese Magnolia blooms were fully open before we left on our 10-day trip to Florida.
Despite the cold–spell with some frost, they continued to bloom.
Only a few brown ones from frost damage, seen bottom left...
We love our patio with pot plants!
They are quite a show, every spring!
Golden Pansies have been planted by Pieter, inside our Fiberglass Window Boxes.
This shows the bay window area of our kitchen, where we enjoyed breakfast in the sun just before I captured these photos.
Closeup of the golden pansies in the Fiberglass Window Box on our bay window with the gazebo visible in the back.
Our Camellia Sinensis or Tea Plant
We can just see those from our bay window.
With 'half' of the other Japanese Magnolia tree above...
Once a big tree fell into it and ripped off the other half.
Now with more light, big oak tree limbs that hung overhead being cut off, it might recover even more.
View back towards the house
Forgot to capture this planter with violets, residing on the huge oak tree stump.
Have you planted some spring plants already?
Related links:
{Our Camellia Sinensis | Tea Plant} | previous post
{MORE BLOSSOMS IN OUR BOTANICAL GARDEN} | previous post
What a beautiful display of flowers. Thank you so much Mariette for sharing these photos. Over here it is still cold, wet and damp. Not many flowers ... yet. We had rain ... again.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Dearest Victor,
DeleteToo bad that spring in your area is holding off, once again.
We too have had quite a roller coaster of weather and those snapdragons had to remain inside for a while, due to frost.
Glad you enjoyed these and you will get there slowly.
Hugs,
Mariette
Dearest Mariette,
ReplyDeleteColor me greenđ as I am just a bit envious of your spring.đ¤
Yesterday I noticed that my daffodils are sprouting nicely. This afternoon when the sun has warmed thing up a bit I will rake the leaves off them.
Please keep posting photos of you flowers and trees. You are the harbinger or our spring.
Hugs....*s*
Dearest Suzi,
DeleteWell, the South does make a difference and we too escaped our dreary winter by going for 10 days to Florida. It lifts ones spirit for seeing greens and blooms.
Glad you enjoy ours, that's why I posted them now.
Hugs,
Mariette
Gosh, it's so beautiful, Mariette. Spring is my favourite season, it's lovely to see new growth, the blooms.
ReplyDeleteWe currently have a winter wonderland outside, so much so that it feels like I should put out my Christmas decorations again. LOL. It's lovely though. I had a wonderful 75 minute walk slogging through the snow, no YouTube workout needed today, and took a slew of pics with the phone. Still, I'd much prefer to be taking pics of flowers in bloom! :-)
Dearest Kim,
DeleteGuess we all are yearning for the spring to start, after each winter with its dreary outlook. Walking in the snow is very special too. Have not done so since my childhood, back in The Netherlands...
Happy to share some of our spring flowers with you!
Hugs,
Mariette
I miss the early Springs of my youth and of living in the South for nine years … we have had a relatively mild winter here, trees and bushes have buds which I hope survive any late cold snaps. We have sunshine over 300 days annually which is a mood lifter for sure.
ReplyDeleteYour flowers, trees, window boxes are gorgeous!!
Dearest Helen,
DeleteOh I bet you miss that after having lived in the South.
We still do miss the tropics after having lived and worked for three years in Indonesia. That's why I love to escape winter to a sunnier and greener area!
Things look very nice now, even though we had another dip in temperature, no frost thank goodness.
Hugs,
Mariette
Oh, how wonderful looking it is there! Lovely flowers. Here we have thick snow and frost yet ;-(
ReplyDeleteDearest Anne,
DeleteEnjoy them virtually and your northern region will eventually reach spring season.
Hugs,
Mariette
Ya se va notando los efectos de la primavera. Hay alegrĂa en el ambiente, con la belleza de esas flores.
ReplyDeleteBesos
Querida AntĂłnia,
DeleteSĂ, la naturaleza estĂĄ despertando constantemente y trae mucha alegrĂa ver las flores y las nuevas hojas verdes.
Abrazos,
Mariette
Such lovely photos
ReplyDeleteDearest Jo-Anne,
DeleteA joy to see spring unfolding!
Hugs,
Mariette
Foto di fiori meravigliosi,grazie.
ReplyDeleteCara Olga,
DeleteGrazie mille!
Abbracci,
Mariette
It's wonderful when the first flowers start to appear even before spring arrives.
ReplyDeletexoxo
Coisas de Feltro
Dearest Christina,
DeleteEvery time when the first flowers appear, it looks like a miracle after a dreary winter of three months.
Hugs,
Mariette
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletedie FrĂźhlingsblĂźher schieben sich hier aus der Erde, allen voran die SchneeglĂśckchen und Krokusse. Sooo wunderschĂśn. die Narzissen und mehr folgen, obwohl es friert, die Erde hart ist. Aber die Sonne scheint und lockt sie alle hervor.
Diese Blumenfreuden lenken ein wenig ab vom traurigen Geschehen in der Ukraine, ich bin fassungslos
und habe Angst...
Liebe GrĂźĂe Traudi.♥
Liebe Traudi,
DeleteJa es ist wieder so weit, auch bei euch fängt es an. Hier ist es Heute 29℃ und wir sind grad zurĂźck vom Radfahren in die kurze Hose und Sandalen...
Blumenfreuden lenken ab und läĂt uns beten das es noch viele Wiederholungen davon gibt auch fĂźr Menschen in der Ukraine.
Liebe GrĂźĂe,
Mariette
wow! + 29°C da träume ich von und dann ist es auch kein Wunder, wenn die Magnolien so wunderschĂśn blĂźhen. Hier alles noch in den StartlĂśchern đ mit +8°C und mit viel Sonnenschein đđ
ReplyDeleteLiebe GrĂźĂe Traudi.♥
Liebe Traudi,
DeleteJa wir leben ja auch auf HĂśhe von Tunesien... ist 'etwas' anders als im Norden von Europa...đ
Aber die Sonne ist schon aktiv bei euch und ihr habt ein warmes Haus, etwas was vielen in die Ukraine nicht haben wenn alles hintergelassen ist. Herzzerbrechend ist es.
Liebe GrĂźĂe,
Mariette