The late spring season is being very generous with many blooms. So many of my whites are taking centre stage. The white dogwood is just beginning & the Bridal Wreath Spirea is also just starting to making a showing. There is no where I'd rather be than in my garden during this glorious bloom time.
And speaking of centre stage & glorious times ... I, as a royalist, was thrilled to see so much of the Platinum Jubilee coverage from London, England over the 4 days of celebrations. I think the most emotional time for me was Sunday when Her Majesty, The Queen, in a gorgeous green outfit, made a surprise appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. I cried several tears when the crowd roared with delight & then sang "God Save The Queen" & then cheered again. It was a historical moment.
And now to my garden.
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| White Daffodils - a few late bloomers |
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| Mini Early Iris |
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| Solomon Seal - clumping in abundance |
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| Lily of the Valley - strangely tall |
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| Star of Bethlehem - small |
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| Siberian Iris - solitary & struggling |
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| White Bearded Iris - mid way through |
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| White Poppies - just beginning |
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| White Tulips - still blooming |
White can be so effective in a garden can't it? You don't have to always have more colourful blooms. The Jubilee was a lovely atmosphere and the weather stayed mostly good so the celebrations we attended were all outdoors and still felt relatively safe!
ReplyDeleteI read that The Queen's favourite flower is Lily of the Valley, so I had some on my tea table. White really lifts the mood in the garden, especially on hot humid days.
DeleteAll your white flowers are beautiful! It's such a lovely color scheme - white and green.
ReplyDeleteThank you Bless. I think the green & white look so good in the shaded parts of the garden.
DeleteI commend you for having so much white. Your garden must be dazzling in lower light.
ReplyDeleteSome of the whites really "shine" at dusk, I'd like to try growing Moon Flower (akin to Morning Glory) because they bloom at dusk.
DeleteOh wow, those are lovely irises! Do you have a dedicated white garden? I've heard of them being called twilight gardens because of how beautiful they look at that time of the day. -Jenn
ReplyDeleteI am surprised but so pleased that my bearded iris have all had a good display this season, I had some deep purple iris that were so lush with bloom. I had once tried to make my front garden all whites (our siding is white) as a tribute to Gertrude Jekyll, but alas some labeling was incorrect & I ended up with colour (col).
DeleteIt has been a wonderful spring for flowers, and your garden must be a showcase with all those gorgeous whites!
ReplyDeleteI am going to attribute the abundance of bloom to the absence of a spring ice storm. So many sulky plants have gifted me this spring, all I can do is wonder at Mother Nature & say thank you :)
DeleteGlad to see that your garden has woken up after that looooong winter! There is a famous white garden, I think at Sissinghurst and it is meant to be spectacular. Lily of the Valley is such a delicate, elegant, flower!
ReplyDeleteYes Sissinghurst was my original modeling for my front garden, alas mis-labelling on some plants invited other colours into it & I decided to just go with the flow, while white still remains the prominent colour. I think you can still buy perfume scented like Lily of the Valley, which I would wear, at home for perfume is SO frowned upon in public.
DeleteYour garden is looking beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI had a moment when Padding said quietly, "Thank you ... for everything."
Thanks Ruth, the garden is my therapy. I loved Princess Charlotte's face when she saw her Gran with Paddington Bear.
DeleteWe aren't really royals, but sure liked the horses! You do have lovely whites! I am so glad we are enjoying spring.
ReplyDeleteOh yes the horses were all so beautifully groomed & turned out. There were some very naughty horses, one in particular at the beginning when the carriages were leaving Buckingham Palace for the Trooping of The Colour. Said horse just said no to the crowds that day, but thankfully the rider knew to take him around & come out to join via another gate, no disrupting the carriage horses (too much).
DeleteI loved all the celebrations but the Paddington sketch was probably my favourite. It was quite an emotional weekend and the tears weren't far from the surface at times.
ReplyDeleteI love your white garden ... all the plants look amazing.
I did not realize quite how Paddington Bear was loved in England, so have him visit the Queen & it raises not only her street cred, but his as well (col). It was a marvelous celebration & probably the fact of everyone apart for the last 2 years added to the celebration of being together.
DeleteLovely garden. I am particularly fond of the lily of the valley, as those flowers were embossed on my wedding invitations 37 years ago.
ReplyDeleteThank you Susanne. I am sure the embossed flowers made your invitations stand out - did you create them yourself? I have a punch for a tulip that I have seen some crafty people use upside down to create a lLly of the Valley card, it was stunning.
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