After a warm sunny reprieve, it is back to the cold damp days of a New England spring. No matter. During the late winter months, as the days grow longer and brighter, my indoor garden begins to set buds. By March, the orchids begin to bloom. Yesterday, I counted over a dozen plants blooming or soon to be. The jasmine is at it's peak, the fragrance overwhelming. There is an amaryllis that surprised me this year, it's red blossoms showing themselves through the branches of a smallish tree. The hibiscus that I cut back severely, just before bringing it indoors last fall has forgiven me and although still nearly devoid of greenery, has begun to bloom with dozens of buds coming along behind. Come May, when the outdoor canopy leafs out, it will be dark indoors, fall to my indoor garden.
14 responses to “Backward seasons…”
Wait a minute … I’m a biologist, I can tell that some of those gorgeous items are not flowers!
Such gorgeous orchids!
Hey, what is that second spindle?? I must know!! 😀
Such.A.Tease!
Judy, these are such outstanding pictures. Thanks for sharing them.
Those are beautiful flowers, but the second spindle really caught my eye-where are those from?
Beautiful photos, I especially like the spindle nestled in the flowers.
The flowers are beautiful, but the spindles? GLORIOUS!
Lovely flowers, I mean, spindles, um, flowers…oh, beautiful, all of them!
You are evil placing those spindles amongst the flowers so casually. The top one is awesome! Is it a Ledbetter per chance??
Love the photos of your house flowers. Perfect on a rainy day such as this. My mom had a huge salmon pink hibiscus that I gave to a neighbor after she died. She found it at a supermarket on sale in a tiny pot 20 years ago. It took 2 people to haul it in from her garden each spring and fall.
Oh, the smell of jasmine…
Beautiful flowers, both real and spindley!
I love ALL your flowers including the MOP ones on old wood.
Your prose is as pretty as the blossoms themselves.
Thank you for the splash of form and color…what a delight for the eyes 🙂