Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day March 2014

What a difference a month makes!  February's bloom day seemed a little less bloom filled than usual and now there are lots more blooms to be seen!  It seems like everything needs attention in the garden right now as the rapid growth of spring begins.  The lawn got mowed for the first time this season today and the spring clean up continues.   Here are some things blooming in my garden on the ides of March this year.


I usually drag a few primroses home to brighten up the back steps.  The ones from last year are now planted in the ground and are just a few days behind these new potted lovelies. 


Stachyurus praecox earns a place in my garden for this winter - spring display. For this I can overlook the fact that it's a pretty dull character the rest of the year.


These crocus have increased for me each year and now there's quite a nice drift of them in front of one bed.

The camellia that we inherited with the house is in full swing a little later this year than most but the screaming color is very welcome this time of year.



The contorted filbert continues its winter show with dingle dangly catkins that move with the slightest breeze.












As I was poking around in the glass room to water some plants that have been mostly ignored all winter, the blooms of  Agapetes x ludgvan cross caught my eye. One plant is full of them!  A little paler than usual but lovely all the same.  I was also thrilled to see that the couple of clivias that I got from Sally Priest last year are in full bloom again.  They were blooming when I put them away for the winter and are now at it again.  What an easy and pretty plant!

Last but not least the blooms of Improved Myer Lemon that came from the Portland Yard, Garden, and Patio Show are beautifully perfuming the air in my kitchen.  Many people have recommended growing citrus and recommending this very plant for fragrance and quality of fruit so I thought I'd give it a try.