flower garden

A Spring Garden

Last fall my daughter planted a gazillion bulbs (probably not quite this many but sure seemed like it!) and my goodness, are the flowers ever gorgeous! Enjoy!

Crocus chrysanthus, ‘romance’ was our first blooming flower of spring.

Crocus chrysanthus, ‘romance’ was our first blooming flower of spring.

Hyacinths on the south side of the house below our windows. We could smell their perfume indoors on warm and sunny days.

Hyacinths on the south side of the house below our windows. We could smell their perfume indoors on warm and sunny days.

In the foreground is the Rock Garden Iris, the Iris reticulata Harmony blooming in April in Minnesota!  Behind the clusters of irises are a couple of members of the Lily family, Chionodoxa, The Glory of the Snow.

In the foreground is the Rock Garden Iris, the Iris reticulata Harmony blooming in April in Minnesota! Behind the clusters of irises are a couple of members of the Lily family, Chionodoxa, The Glory of the Snow.

A lower lying area in our yard so the bloom s are happening later for these crocuses. The daffodils are starting their bloom.

A lower lying area in our yard so the bloom s are happening later for these crocuses. The daffodils are starting their bloom.

And of course, a favorite, that was scattered in Mom and Dad’s yard when I was a child, the scilla.

And of course, a favorite, that was scattered in Mom and Dad’s yard when I was a child, the scilla.