tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post6157382493523112036..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - April 2016Carol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-61217957927632765532016-04-19T13:12:43.451-04:002016-04-19T13:12:43.451-04:00Love the Lady Jane, and the other tulips, too! Als...Love the Lady Jane, and the other tulips, too! Also the trout lilies, so pretty! Here in the California desert, bulb season peaked in February, with the exception of a few stragglers. The calendar says spring, but the 90+ degree weather says summer. Every day is a good day in the garden!Victoria @ GardenCookTravel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-14535912790705299692016-04-18T13:23:08.013-04:002016-04-18T13:23:08.013-04:00Better late than never, as usual. Happy Spring!
Better late than never, as usual. Happy Spring!<br />ValHallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843439954015747722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-14101902950036068072016-04-18T01:21:56.501-04:002016-04-18T01:21:56.501-04:00Thanks for always hosting GBBD, it is a very big e...Thanks for always hosting GBBD, it is a very big event that every garden blogger is waiting for every month, haha. It is like waiting for the salary at 15th and 30th, and i feel bad whenever i forgot to make a post for linking. AS you know we don't have winter that limits blooms, so we have them all year round.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-92012960443524769302016-04-17T04:35:51.182-04:002016-04-17T04:35:51.182-04:00It's lovely to dart around with you! I'd ...It's lovely to dart around with you! I'd like to be able to smell as well as see some of those flowers... ;)Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-86850324707259223082016-04-16T22:29:10.341-04:002016-04-16T22:29:10.341-04:00Carol, Your spring flowers look wonderful. I have ...Carol, Your spring flowers look wonderful. I have only a few scattered blooms in my Maine garden -- but I'm happy to have those; last year at this time, we still had snow on the ground. -JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-82863550013409082692016-04-16T17:47:42.238-04:002016-04-16T17:47:42.238-04:00Love all your spring blooms, Carol! We may be a w...Love all your spring blooms, Carol! We may be a wee bit behind you, but my little serviceberry is also blooming. I agree--one of the best choices I've made. Looks like we'd better enjoy spring while we can--with next week's forecast, summer may already be on the way!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-46208485865047754352016-04-16T17:08:33.547-04:002016-04-16T17:08:33.547-04:00I love coming to see what's blooming in your g...I love coming to see what's blooming in your garden each month, Carol. That quince is a winner! My garden is bursting with flowers this April, too.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14621513929143854244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-78117845798724495932016-04-16T12:30:46.153-04:002016-04-16T12:30:46.153-04:00Such a gorgeous time of year. Your photos are bea...Such a gorgeous time of year. Your photos are beautiful. I missed Garden Bloom Day last month because there was really nothing new blooming and the weather on March 15th was dismal. I wasa wimp, but I'm back this month! I took my photos yesterday but didn't get them published until this morning.Vicki Greenhttp://www.willethfarm.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-88759561412482789992016-04-16T10:50:54.608-04:002016-04-16T10:50:54.608-04:00So many beauties! I have Lady Janes and absolutely...So many beauties! I have Lady Janes and absolutely adore them - the rabbits don't eat them either! And I love, love, love trout lilies! I planted one last Fall, too, but so far no signs, sniff, sniff. Wish we had smell-o-rama so I could take a whiff of that Korean Spice!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07694829333592209275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-3249965143166061722016-04-16T09:48:58.479-04:002016-04-16T09:48:58.479-04:00It seems like a mirror of our garden to read throu...It seems like a mirror of our garden to read through your posting. I even notice that your strawberries show the same frost damage that ours have had. It's a great time of year!Johnhttp://www.macgardens.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-12159028951450861942016-04-16T06:56:21.012-04:002016-04-16T06:56:21.012-04:00I like your species tulips, Carol, I should try ou...I like your species tulips, Carol, I should try out some more since the squirrels seem to leave them alone more than the hybrids. Your fragrant Viburnums sound delightful, and my bluebells have not bloomed yet, and are getting very many holes in the leaves from slugs. The last apple shot has such dark pink buds, very pretty!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-82734234140355323722016-04-16T05:18:32.298-04:002016-04-16T05:18:32.298-04:00Lovely blooms this month. I think your yellow tuli...Lovely blooms this month. I think your yellow tulip are sylvestris as I have those too. You are just a little ahead of us here in Aberdeen, UK. Mine are just about to come out, as are my Erythroniums.<br />Thanks for hosting - here is my link<br />https://myaberdeengarden.wordpress.com/2016/04/16/gbbd-april-in-aberdeen/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-49995035935259195362016-04-16T04:24:44.126-04:002016-04-16T04:24:44.126-04:00Beautiful! I've got Lady Tulips as well today...Beautiful! I've got Lady Tulips as well today.Cindy at enclos*urehttp://enclosuretakerefuge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-73319403780242922472016-04-16T01:41:33.634-04:002016-04-16T01:41:33.634-04:00I'm glad to know of a good alternate to the st...I'm glad to know of a good alternate to the stinky pear blossoms. I also like the form of the serviceberry better, so it's a win-win. Happy Bloom Day!Linnaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06500189741421518061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-8953406081715226882016-04-16T00:31:06.513-04:002016-04-16T00:31:06.513-04:00I'd love to know what the Viburnum carlesii sm...I'd love to know what the Viburnum carlesii smells like! Sounds lovely.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14528403806024368437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-72832502755351385922016-04-16T00:26:18.277-04:002016-04-16T00:26:18.277-04:00I enjoyed seeing your blooms, Carol. I am so tick...I enjoyed seeing your blooms, Carol. I am so tickled that it is spring! I have a lone trout lily that has not bloomed yet. I hope it does yet.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-75737504244432939502016-04-16T00:22:20.270-04:002016-04-16T00:22:20.270-04:00Quince is one of my favorites!...but is already do...Quince is one of my favorites!...but is already done here :( Cheers to still seeing it in the blogosphere! Jenn B-Victory or Death Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16140937775208405626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-33652025423568806402016-04-15T23:40:44.889-04:002016-04-15T23:40:44.889-04:00I love Viburnum carlesii and x burkwoodii. I need ...I love Viburnum carlesii and x burkwoodii. I need to find a spot for both in my garden. That fragrance! I'll take service berry over ornamental pears any day. That stench!Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-88747856263077015442016-04-15T23:39:26.984-04:002016-04-15T23:39:26.984-04:00Rough week, but I got a post up. So good to have s...Rough week, but I got a post up. So good to have spring show up.Cityslipperhttp://www.smallkitchengarden.net/small-kitchen-garden/bloom-day/bloom-day-in-april-2016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-40161922615406334992016-04-15T21:48:45.074-04:002016-04-15T21:48:45.074-04:00Happy Spring! I am so happy the weather has seemed...Happy Spring! I am so happy the weather has seemed to have settled down and the gardens are starting to fill out nicely.WashingtonGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950523974356540767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-47631660527160249062016-04-15T21:44:31.797-04:002016-04-15T21:44:31.797-04:00Beautiful pics! Thanks for hosting!Beautiful pics! Thanks for hosting!Toni Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03747347910632489330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-23501872138897119682016-04-15T21:21:47.878-04:002016-04-15T21:21:47.878-04:00This is my first year attempting tulips. I should ...This is my first year attempting tulips. I should have done a little more research before jumping in and planting some 100 bulbs, because my tulip bed became a deer smorgasbord! Maybe I'll get the deer repellent out earlier next spring... At least I have a few buds of Angelique that the deer haven't noshed. <br /><br />Lady Jane looks wonderful! I never really thought of myself as a tulipdianaschnuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11472442222594759196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-83447286933635566852016-04-15T21:18:54.710-04:002016-04-15T21:18:54.710-04:00I guess that since Lady Jane returns year after ye...I guess that since Lady Jane returns year after year, it must be a species tulip. The phlox looks pepperminty good enough to eat.<br />-RaySwimrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02928919593044289369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-9384073441749934672016-04-15T20:44:58.014-04:002016-04-15T20:44:58.014-04:00You have loads more blooms than I do this time of ...You have loads more blooms than I do this time of year; mine are mostly tulips. And I TOTALLY agree about serviceberries. Not only lovely and edible, but an Indiana native!Fraudulent Farmgirlhttp://www.fraudulentfarmgirl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-18648829074823207012016-04-15T20:12:34.976-04:002016-04-15T20:12:34.976-04:00Hello Carol from the West Coast! Your gardens are ...Hello Carol from the West Coast! Your gardens are alight with color. I can imagine how cheerful it feels to walk about and find yourself admiring the view. It's been spring here in Oregon since early March, but all the best waits for April. Happy GBBD! Cheers, JenniRainy Day Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139202327960366363noreply@blogger.com