Finally! A reliable daffodil in my garden.

Narcissus are a constant problem for me in my garden. I have tried, and continue to try, many varieties. Some come back for a couple of seasons, others I never show up. Most bloom the first year and then do not return.

Narcissus Tahiti was added to my garden in the fall of 2009, bloomed for the first time in 2010. Since then it has been reliably blooming and spreading every year. There are now 4 very large patches in both sun garden circles.

Tarda this year.

Reliable and fast spreading, I love tarda and my spring garden album would not be complete without photos of them. I brought them from my city garden and put a patch of them in the lower boardwalk garden here. Since then, they have spread throughout that level in the boardwalk garden. I have spread them to the top level of the boardwalk garden and last year, out into the sun gardens. There are patches everywhere that need to be divided again and so this year they move to the front yard as well.

Baby Blessed

Baby Blessed is the next iris to show up from my iris exchange last year with Nova. A pretty, yellow dwarf variety that is very delicate.

She is planted in the furthest sun circle, in sight of Little Blue, but not in the same bed. The nice thing is that from most angles, they are both in view when walking through the garden.

Little Blue

Last year, I was dividing iris and I put out a call for anyone interested in exchanging iris. Several friends got in touch and the result was that I should have a LOT of new iris coming up in my garden this year. This little beauty is the first of them.

He came from Nova's garden as an unknown pale blue dwarf iris. I always name my unknowns until I find out what they are... if I find out what they are! It helps me remember them and it helps me communicate about them with Linda. lol. I usually include something about where they came from in the name. Another thing that helps my memory.

I have decided to call these Nova's Little Blue. There are more pictures of him at this link.

All Alone

It seems like everything opened all at once today! Of course, it didn't happen that way.

The tulip Tarda were open yesterday and there was a viola I forgot about when I was out with the camera so didn't get a photo of (hopefully it will be there tomorrow). The tulip Chopin is already finished. But today there are buds, flowers and plants everywhere!

Starting with this awesome tulip Ballerina, growing all alone in the middle of the firepit lawn. It is in what used to be a garden bed but is now again part of the lawn. Miles mowed around it today and when the leaves are done, I will move it out of there in an attempt to save it. I think it might have been there last year too but was cut down brutally before we noticed.

I love the sunny colours of this tulip. The yellow inside is as bright as the orange. Somewhere, I think in the front, I have an actual patch of these.

Tulip Chopin

First post of the season is always so exciting! I have flowers :)

Tulip Chopin were the first to open, with pinks surrounding them at a hurried pace. They are pretty little mini's that have much larger foliage and flowers than the Tarda and this was the first year that they opened before the Tarda. No worries though, the Tarda are on their way! I took pictures of some in Judy's garden just yesterday.

It looks like the Narcissus will follow very shortly as well. They are full of buds and unfortunately, surrounded by dandelion. I had every intention of dealing with that today but rain has interfered so it is another day inside. Hopefully, sunshine is on the way.