I'm combining Foliage Followup, brought to you by Pam of Digging, with Gardening Gone Wild's Picture This photo contest for March. The theme is "Awakening," which is what my garden is doing now that the snow has melted. My entry for the contest is the above photo, Stylophorum diphyllum, the native Celadine Poppy.
Here's a sampling of foliage, most of them showing how things made it through the winter under the snow, except where noted Top row: Hepatica nobilis var. acuta, new growth of Pumonaria 'Roy Davidson,' Tiarellas 'Pink Brushes' and possibly 'Iron Butterfly,' new Tulip sprouts with Heuchera 'Cintronelle,' Helleborus x nigersmithii 'Walhelivor' (Ivory Prince™).
Middle row: a chartreuse suite of Aquilegia Vulgaris, Campanula garganica 'Dickson's Gold,' and Campanula persicifolia 'Blue-Eyed Blond'; sprouts of Mertensia virginica, the native Bluebells; Penstemon 'Pike's Peak Purple'; Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa; Aquilegia vulgaris seedling; new sprouts of Hylotelephium (Sedum) 'Matrona.'
Middle row: a chartreuse suite of Aquilegia Vulgaris, Campanula garganica 'Dickson's Gold,' and Campanula persicifolia 'Blue-Eyed Blond'; sprouts of Mertensia virginica, the native Bluebells; Penstemon 'Pike's Peak Purple'; Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa; Aquilegia vulgaris seedling; new sprouts of Hylotelephium (Sedum) 'Matrona.'
Bottom row: Daphne x burkwoodii 'Silver Edge,' Symphyotrichum (Aster) laeve 'Bluebird' in need of cleanup, variegated Lavender with Dianthus 'Cranberry Ice,' Veronica prostrata, 'Verbrig' (Goldwell™), new growth of Aconitum fischerii (?), and a repeat shot of Hepatica nobilis var. acuta (sorry, I didn't notice it until just now).
Finally,
Emerging daffodil sprouts, the amazing, incredible Geranium 'Bob's Blunder' (I had no clue it was evergreen, or ever dark purple), the same shot of Hellebore foliage as the last collage (which I just now noticed also), a mystery Sempervivum, and a sprout of Allium aflatunenense 'Purple Sensation.'
Obviously, I need to be a bit more careful making collages, but I am just so excited by how well so many plants came through the winter and all the new sprouts popping up all over the garden.
What's sprouting in your garden today?
22 comments:
What a lovely entry for the contest, Good Luck! It appears your plants know the definition of "A Blanket of Snow."
Wow, I've never looked at a celadine poppy so up-close before and i see I've been missing a lot!
Very interesting shot with so many fine details! Good luck!
I would be excited about how well everything overwintered if my garden looked like yours, too! I do have a few things... and 'Ivory Prince' continues to amaze me with how hardy its leaves are. Seriously, I'm going to have to search for some to cut back, if I really want to do some cleanup around it this spring.
I'm drooling over 'Bob's Blunder'... ever-dark-purple foliage? Be still my beating heart!!! *grin* (But really... what kind of a cultivar name is THAT?!?!)
The poppy picture is wonderful! Good luck! I just uncovered the front garden and am thrilled with what's out there! Unfortunately no time to write a Foliage post!
Wow, you have a truck load of foliage. I love all the colors.
How fresh and beautiful all that new green looks. And I enjoyed seeing that new poppy in such detail too. Thanks for participating in Foliage Follow-Up, and good luck in the photo contest!
Enjoyed both your bloom post and this one too MMD - leaves often get overlooked but are just as attractive and often more long lasting than flowers. Hope to go to the nursery where 'Bob's Blunder' originated from later this year and will definitely bring a plant home with me :)
It is amazing how far along your garden is this year, MMD. Mertensia already? The photos are superb, and good luck with the contest, that shot is a winner. :-)
Frances
Seriously, this is killing me. How about 'Bob's Breakthrough' or 'Bob's Beauty' or something? I hate thinking about anything that pretty as a 'Blunder'... :)
MMD, such a great photo. I love the water droplet almost dripping. You do have a lot of green in your garden. I was amazed this evening when I looked at mine. Such a lot of shoots besides the tulips and daffodils. That long lasting cover of snow must have provided a lot of protection. I even have parsley growing. :)
Such a great flower pictures.Thanks for details.
bpo projects
Good morning. Things are looking good in your garden. I was out looking at mine yesterday. Not as far along as yours but I was surprised at how much new growth is showing.
Marnie
I see a picture this winner in your Emerging Photo...very nice MMD! Lots of beautiful foliage, too....gail
Boy, it's amazing how fast everything started coming up after your snow melted. Seems like it wasn't that long ago, right? Love your entry and good luck!
I cannot believe how much is growing in your gardens already!! Our forecast for this weekend (at least a day or so ago) is rain/snow. We'll see. I'm not moving my leaf mulch very far! :-)
i love it! great foliage combo... this would be a fabulous wall paper of some kind.
great post... hadn't come across your blog before... excellent! LC
Considering where you live, you have a lot going on!
Robin Ripley
Green the color of Spring and new awakenings!! I see that your garden is shouting out Spring!!!
Happy day love all your sprouts!!
I love the top photo - it looks like the plant is doing a fan dance.
Darla - snow is wonderful -- in winter. I'm so sick of it now.
Monica - Stylophorums are very cool plants, worthy of study at every stage. I really like the buds just as the yellow starts showing.
Thanks, Tatyana!
Blackswamp Girl - Ivory Prince does seem to have the best foliage of the hardiest Hellebores. I still haven't come across the story behind that Geranium's name. If that's a blunder, I can only imagine what Bob was aiming for.
ROR - these are busy days, and only going to get busier as the gardening season really gets underway. I'm so excited.
Lisa - I can't help but think what a great winter garden I'd have if my garden was 2 zones warmer.
Pam - fresh & green, 2 words I've been longing for.
Anna - I'm so jealous! I would love to go nursery hopping in England.
Thanks, Frances, Mertensia are very early risers.
Beckie - maybe we should sow parsley & lettuce seeds next December.
Thanks, AMIT, I'm glad you enjoyed them.
Marnie - spring is just so amazing.
Gail -thanks, I'm really enjoying going outside everyday and finding new sprouts.
Jean - I think some things started sprouting while still covered with snow.
Shady - it's not the snow that I worry about, but the cold. Since it hasn't gotten that cold, it's no big deal.
DGG - maybe wrapping paper?
Hi, LC, thanks for visiting!
Robin - it always surprises me too.
Naturegirl - yes, sprouts!
HM - I hadn't thought about a fan dance, but now that you mention it, yes, it's very tantalizing.
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