What a difference a week can make. I took this shot last Friday--awestruck as the sun burst through the clouds and streaked the horizon.
The golf cart so forlorn, prayer flags frosty and the water in the flower buckets frozen--beautiful and harsh.
But inside the green houses the promise of spring and new life is bursting out of the ground. Planted last fall, the foxglove is vigorously growing and will be ready in a few weeks.
Within a few hours of sunrise a new batch of Icelandic Poppies open to greet the day.
The Bells of Ireland, planted in early February are gaining ground too.
As are the snap dragons, planted with the Bells of Ireland, they are already four to six inches tall.
In comparison, we just planted these baby snaps yesterday...
...along with tiny seedlings of Dusty Miller.
Just up the row, the second wave of hyacinths are emerging and will be ready for harvest next week.
This week we have Icelandic Poppies.
I love the way they catch and hold the light in the folds of their ballerina skirts.
And of course we have an abundance of tulips.
Tulip Ad Rem makes her debut this week, gorgeous peach shades to deep orange.
Temple of Beauty, makes a return this year, lily tipped and deep coral pink when mature.
We still have some Clearwater, white, and the big Red Impression tulips.
Super Life is a new tulip for Bindweed, a perfect deep pink magenta.
This is either Parade or Orange Queen, so hard to distinguish when they are immature.
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Happy Easter.
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