theology&geometry

My grandmother potted this for me last year and called it a bleeding heart. But it looks just like a columbine bloom, only it’s clumpy and grows much taller than my purple columbines. And the internet returns something much different when I search for “bleeding heart.” So I’m going to call it a columbine, at the risk of inciting grandmotherly rage.

What else is out there?

 
Snapdragons, I forget what it’s called.

 
Creeping phlox, little moonflower weed thingies (they are on their last legs)

 
azaleas (I’ve got several varieties in pink, hot pink, and white), columbine

   
tulip (last of the petals just fell), armeria, vinca

 
verbena, purity candytuft

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The Dixon has 100,000 bulbs blooming right now — mostly tulips but some daffodils and other stuff too. It’s pretty incredible. Seeing all the variations is stunning. Get out there and see them while they last. I reckon they’ve got a couple of weeks left in them.

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Finally, it’s time.

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At long last, it’s time to get back to the Friday flower.

Try to contain your excitement!

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The squirrels have dug up and demolished all but one of my crocuses, apparently.

Swell.

This is a transplant from saraclark’s Nashville garden that appears to have done quite well over the winter. Score!

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Here is a little gardening tip from me to you: If a man calls your cannas “daylilies,” do not take him up on his offer to “cut back your hydraniums.”

I spent some time outside today in the warmth, removing old dead plant stalks from their resting places, making room for the new growth that will be popping out of the ground in just a few short weeks.

I’m stupid excited to see the explosion of color that spring will bring to the yard. I was sort of shocked last spring at how beautiful things got before I even had a chance to do anything out there. It’s the azaleas that will make the biggest showing, but I’ve already got daffodil greenery several inches out of the ground, so I know blooms aren’t far behind. And those little oniony spring star flowers are already pushing their leaves up all across the yard.

Waiting is the hard part.

Took the trash out this morning and noticed this little guy pushing his way up. He’s got several pals doing the same thing. I’m surprised to see them already. Surprised but excited.

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Va-va-va-vinca!