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Delicate Chionodoxa blooms

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Chionodoxa

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Last Saturday, when I surveyed my garden, only a few flowers were blooming. The crocus were still blooming, but they’ve since stopped, and the lovely blue iris, and the hellebore that I showed you earlier this week was blooming as well. The only other flower that had made an arrival was the Chionodoxa.

Chionodoxa are delicate spring flowers. I have bluish purple ones as shown above, white ones and pink ones. Of course the only once that had made an appearance were the purple ones. Most were not yet open.

Now, one week later, the garden is alive with green leaves and flower buds. I think all of the Chionodoxa are blooming, and so are some of the hyacinths and daffodils. I must admit that I haven’t gone out to take a close look so there could be a few other nice surprises.

I did have one tulip blooming in my front boulevard garden bed, but it met an untimely end. I’m telling that story over at Tricia’s Musings.

What’s blooming in your Garden this week?

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Sharifa Asma

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Sharifa Asma English Rose:

Sharifa Asma English Rose

This is one of my favorite roses.

Oh who am I kidding all of the roses I grow in my garden are my favorites, but I particularly like this one for it’s delicate blooms and it’s out of this world damask rose scent. I do believe that this rose is the nicest smelling rose in my garden.

The blooms are usually a very pale pink in late spring and early summer, but now that we are in the full heat of summer the blooms are lighter and tend to be more white than pink although there is a hint of pink in this photograph.

Green Thumb Sunday is slowly growing. Perhaps when the rush of summer is over we’ll have a few more avid gardeners or people who love to photograph nature come and join us in our Sunday postings.

We currently have 6 sites that play regularly on Sundays, and I believe that I’ll be adding one or two more later today:

Debbie from Reverberate my echo has just expressed a desire to join in, and Guppystorm’s Garden is playing today – i’m waiting to see if he’s officially joining or not, but do visit his site today as he has an entry.

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I’m glad the Gladiolas are blooming

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I left my gladiola bulbs in the ground this past winter. Come to think of it I left them in the ground the winter prior to that too. Well, not all of them have survived but some strong ones did and they started blooming this week.

Isn’t this just a gorgeous bloom. It’s so delicate.

The garden astounds me each time I go into my backyard. Whether it’s the vibrant colours of Tropicana Canna leafs, the first cucumber or tomato, or a lovely blossom such as the one I’m sharing with you.

Each day I find something that is beautiful in it’s own right.

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