A rainy Fertilizer Friday.

This week just flew by for us, it's hard to believe it's already Friday. We've had a week filled with Valentines and parties for the girls at school. Luckily for us Valentine's Day is still an innocent day, mostly looked forward to for the candy and cards from friends.
Love must be in the air though, because I've noticed a pair of Bewick's Wrens going in and out of birdhouse that I moved into the path garden late last fall. Seems a little early, but they picked a house not too far from the house which will be a good place to watch them going in and out.
Going outside for pictures meant grabbing the umbrella to keep the camera dry, it's back to rainy and soggy here.

Corsican Hellebore (H. argutifolius) just starting to bloom. This Hellebore blooms differently than Lenten Rose (H. orientalis) types. Instead of the buds coming up from the ground they bloom at the end of stems with clusters of blooms. They also have a more jagged leaf edge. These types seem to be able to handle more sun, although this one is blooming under a large rhododendron.

I love the lavender color of these Pansies.

A Primrose waiting to be planted. Other Primroses that have been in the ground are blooming as well, but the slugs seem to have been finding them before I can get their pictures.

Raindrops on the pond. Here a couple of Water Hawthorn (Aponogeton distchyus) are blooming. The pointy looking things coming up from the water are what their flower buds look like.

Tete-a-tete daffodils are about to bloom. I have several clumps of these that seem to be spreading really well. The true test of daffodils for me though will be if the other daffodils I planted last fall will have flowers. I've never had a flower come up from a daffodil other than these Tete-a-tetes, all I get is foliage. I'm pretty sure they're planted correctly, other bulbs such as tulips and lilies bloom for me.

And this really caught me off guard. Camellia japonica 'Marie Bracey' has this nice big flower open. This does not usually bloom until April. I found at least one other bloom beginning to open as well.

I know there's been a lot of crazy weather for many people right now; from rain to wind to snow or a combination of them. Hopefully it will start to return to normal soon and before long we'll all be outside working in our gardens and sharing pictures of Spring flowers.
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