New blooms are appearing daily now and of course the daylight is increasing. The forecast is favorable with warmer nights. We are soon to enter March and I know that there will be at least one more cold snap before the equinox.
This week I have some beautiful blooms to show you. I also have some wildflowers that I saw in the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. I am ending with a photo of a special day I spent this week at a friend’s large acreage in a nearby county.
If you enjoy spring and you enjoy blooms, come join our Six on Saturday group. It is exciting to see photos of blooms and plants taken by gardeners from around the world. Come join us at this link https://gardenruminations.co.uk. Our Saturday online event is hosted by Jim Stephens.
Now on to my photos for this week.
Here are the two wildflowers. They are both spring ephemerals. The blood root is spectacular with the large bright white bloom and bright yellow stamens. The name is apt since the root is red. The early peoples thought it was medicinal for that reason.
The little anemone is not as showy but it has pretty texture.
The quince is just beginning to open. I moved this plant last year and I am very happy to see it bloom.
The blood red double camellia is unnamed by me. Its source information is gone. This bloom is also special to see because of the damage to my camellias from the deep freeze of December 2022.
The anemone was planted last year so this is its first blooming. It is an area developing into a moon garden.
I found these daffodils blooming and I do not remember planting this type. I am not sure this is the correct name but it is the closest that I came with a Google search.
Last week, I was invited to a friend’s property in a county 3o miles south. He has several stands of loblolly pines. He was performing a controlled burn to clear underbrush and promote the growth of sagebrush for habitat renewal. I had read about these techniques and was very pleased to be able to witness this and to provide some help.
As you can see, the road was cleared as a firebreak. Conditions were as required with almost no wind. The fire is begun in limited areas and is directed against the wind. The fire is set to only include a few acres at a time. Nature used to do this every 2 or 3 years by means of lightning. It is understood that the indigenous peoples knew this and cleared underbrush in this manner to improve hunting success.
Hope you marvel at this as much as I did.
Happy gardening!
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