We've had a two or three freezes at our house - barely - but it's been a warm, dry winter.
And last week we were in the 80s, breaking a winter high record at 81.
But the garden perseveres and plants know what day it really is.
Reliable like clockwork, my Japanese quince (Chaenomeles japonica) is the first harbinger of spring in my landscape. Dotted with compact pink buds and a few blooms that have already freed themselves, it's a pop of brilliant color in a subdued and mostly dormant garden.
What's exciting you in your garden today?
9 comments:
Love your Quince blooms. I just planted a Quince last year and it is getting ready to bust out in bloom.
So pretty.
I'm ready for some spring. And, it would be nice if the yoyo weather would go away. Still have to get through February, though.
Have a great weekend.
The quince is pretty. I have quite a few things blooming today. Many plants never quit.
pretty blooms on a spring day. 45 more days? Very scary! I can't possibly cover my whole garden if we get a frost!
Linda/Patchwork -- I know I am being lulled into a false sense of spring!
Shirley -- Thanks - some of my plants have had one or two tiny blooms on them, too, like some salvias.
Lancashire Rose -- Ha! No, you can't cover it all. I expect I will be as sad then as I am content now!
45 days. You would never know it this weekend. Pretty buds/blooms on the Quince.
Kacky -- It was great to be outside doing a tiny bit of gardening and cleaning up.
Love the blooms! Good thing spring is almost here! Even better!
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I planted some quince a couple years ago....one is plump with flower buds, the other two, just barely showing some colored buds. Love your quince.
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