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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Both of the anemone, look lovely I am hoping that mine will bloom soon. I saw a front garden full of blue ones on my walk yesterday. The brush burning looked scary at first, but I’m sure that you had it under control.
Yes, we did. My friend qualified with the Forestry Service and has an active certificate. You must also notify the local fire department. Failure to be qualified results in your being invoiced for the service.
This morning, I was impressed by the pretty Sanguinaria flower but especially by this plot of pine trees maintained thanks to a controlled burn. It’s a lot of work, but you really have to know your soil and especially the wind to do it safely.
Lovely six, especially the quince, camellia and anemone! I would say yes, your narcissus are tazetta type but there are a few varieties and I’m not sure which one yours is. Hope the burning went ok.
Nice! We have a small prairie on campus – restored, I imagine, not native remnant. Every spring they have an ad campaign to tell everyone not to report smoke in the picnic point area during the burn.
I love the bloodroot. When I lived in Minnesota, I dug up a small clump from a hillside that was covered in it every spring. I planted it in a similar wooded area behind the house and they took off. Beautiful to see!
Both the white anemones look lovely. The narcissus looks like Minnow which I have grown, they are quite short flowers about 15-20cm. I also grow tazetta types and they are usually taller and scented. I love most daffodils / narcissi, but the taller ones get flattened in my garden by the wind and rain.
(if you have a chance look at this post – all about daffodils/narcissi)
Thank you. Very helpful comment.
The Bloodroot has such a beautiful flower and the Anemone is so dainty. Both are special. That is a beautiful Narcissus, it looks like a whole bunch of gorgeous blooms. I’ve often wondered how fire on the land was controlled – you must have enjoyed being able to witness it. Thank you for the photo and the detailed explanation!
‘Tazetta’ is very pretty indeed.
They sometimes do controlled burns here too. Glad to see that lovely Quince survived the move! 🌸
Amazing! I’ve never seen a controlled burn before.