Bringing some spring inside
This year, I managed to remember to cut some of the beautiful things in my yard.
You?
__________________________________
Today's 365 post:Untitled
This year, I managed to remember to cut some of the beautiful things in my yard.
You?
__________________________________
Today's 365 post:Untitled
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Pretty flowers!!! I am always afraid I'll leave my garden bare but since we're due for a frost tonight, I think I'll bring some daffodils in!
Pretty flowers!!! I am always afraid I'll leave my garden bare but since we're due for a frost tonight, I think I'll bring some daffodils in!
Kristen,
What is the name of the small yellow flower (not the daffodil)?
The tiny yellow flowers on branches are called forsythia. It's actually a bush that blooms before the leaves come out, usually in very early spring. I've seen forsythia bushes from New Jersey to North Dakota, but I'm not sure how far south they're common!
We have forsythia in the central valley of California.
....and in North Carolina.
I was enjoying looking at these here in upstate NY and have been wondering what they are!
I'm near Albany for those of you who are plotting forsythia sightings on a map! : )
Oh, how I love spring flowers! Beautiful, thanks for the post.
I wish I could have gotten some of our daffodils inside! Almost all of them bloomed last week while we were moving massive amounts of gravel, dirt, and mulch, and I just never found the extra energy to clean out a vase. Our forsythia bloomed right before a big rainstorm that stripped all the flowers off the branches. Oh, well. My tulips are starting to bloom, so maybe I'll get some of those indoors, and when the lilac blooms, I'm definitely cutting a couple of branches (I need to prune the bush anyway!)
I woke up to snow this morning! So still no flowers for me, unfortunately. Those daffodils are beautiful.
It's currently snowing like crazy here in Nevada and my tulips are only about two inches tall so far. But I did go for a walk yesterday and find that the wild buttercups are starting to bloom. They are the first wildflower to bloom around here so spring is on it's way.
I'm struck by what perfect vases you have for the flowers: tall and narrow. My vases all seem to require a lot of flowers in order to look decent and not all floppy. I'm going to be on the lookout at Goodwill and yard sales for a tall & narrow vase. Thanks for the inspiration!
Wish I could give you a few of mine! I have had a vase fetish for a long time. I'm sure you will be able to find some. The dollar store is another place to look if you don't mind buying new.
Haven't much to bring in yet. I'm much further north than you are. I'll make up for it in late spring. Can't wait for the Lilacs! Perfume the entire house just with a few bunches.
Great pictures!
Beautiful photos! Spring has definitely arrived in the UK. We went from freezing weather to glorious sunshine overnight. It was pretty much timed with the Spring equinox of 20/21st March. The word on the street is that the current high pressure may last a month. The last few years we have had fantastic April's in the UK, and not so great summers.
Rather than bringing Spring inside I took chocolate bunnies outside for my photos this weekend. Not sure what the neighbours think about me photographing out front, bags on bunnies among the flowerbeds.
My have one small bunch of Irises that have bloomed. Since it's the ONLY thing in the yard that's bloomed I refuse to pick them. Still early in WA for flowers. This is our first spring in this house and I have no idea what is going to pop up in the flower beds, it's been fun watching it sprout.
I am jealous of all the sunny windows! Flowers (and most other plants) don't fare too well in my shady shady house.
Due to our reno last year we aren't getting much up outside but I had the excuse of my neice's wedding shower to fill the house with tulips anyway last weekend C:
I have a tradition of buying myself spring flowers (tulips or daffodils) on Easter. Living in the city, I don't have flowers or any dirt to put them in, and I don't buy flowers all the time because they're so expensive for something that will only live a week or two. They make me so happy and celebratory, so it's a perfect Easter tradition. 🙂
As the Lenten season progresses, I find myself wanting the flowers more and more, which I've been pleased to discover is a great way to stay mindful of what Lent and Easter are all about.
Gorgeous photos and beautiful vases, Kristen! Thanks for sharing.
Funny, we are having a few cold days in Ontario, so yesterday I let the girls cut a few daffodils to bring in - they're lovely and bright on my dining room table!
Beautiful! I wish I could bring spring inside, but if I did that it would be consumed by my cats (who think that anything that smells like outside needs to be inside their digestive tracts....)
Thanks for the bright, happy pictures!!
We brought a few magnolia blooms inside and put them in a little glass bowl. Lovely to walk past and smell it. But having the blooms outside is nice too -- encourages me to get outdoors and bury my head in the flowering trees!