Friday Bliss #30 - First One to Bloom

This week has been raking & raking and tidying up the garden. 

There is still a bit of snow left in shady corners. The first plant to bloom in my garden 

is a purple Helleborus. It is very modest with low stems...

Underneath some photos from earlier years. Helleborus blooms for weeks.
It starts when the ground is brown and bare - and catches up the tulips and other
spring flowers, and grows new fresh leaves, as it did in 2017.

I’ll add this collage because it repeats the purple color so nicely.
Snowdrops are not yet in bloom.

Wishing you a beautiful weekend!

- riitta

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Ihmeitä - Miracles

Makrotex-haasteena on tällä viikolla IHME.

Aihe sopii hyvin kevääseen, koska koko kevät on yhtä suurta ihmettä.

Joka vuosi ällistyn luonnon ja kasvien suunnattomasta kasvuvoimasta - käsittämätöntä.

Melko viileää on vielä, mutta pieniä ihmeitä sentään näkyvissä.

The Makrotex Challenge of the week is MIRACLE.

The topic is very actual for the whole spring offers constantly stunning miracles.

Every year I get so astonished by the nature's immense force of growth.

It is still very cool but some tiny miracles can be noticed.

Jouluruusuni on todella surkea tänä keväänä. - My Helleborus looks so sad this spring.

Sinivaleunikon karvaiset uudet versot ovat söpöjä. - The new sprouts of Meconopsis betonicifolia.

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Kivaa sateista tiistaita! - Happy Tuesday!

Floral Bliss #55

We have today - 8 C and the wind is very biting. 
Maybe we need warm color & floral patterns as reminders of summer?
This week I'll share with you my floral cups & energising Ornithogalum dubium. 

This orange cut flower lasts for ages and is usually sold here in the spring and the Easter time. 
This is available as pot plants too, but to me they look usually pretty modest.

I have had these floral cups for many years, I mostly use them in the summer time.
At the bottom it reads Duchess Bone China and they are made in England.
The photos are from April 2017 when  some Helleborus were in bloom in my garden.

There are these white Ornithogalums as well: Ornithogalum arabicum - Star-of-Bethlehem - Arabiantähdikki and Ornithogalum thyrsoides  - Afrikantähdikki. 

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Wishing you all a colorful week! - Värikästä viikkoa toivottelen!

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In pink - Pinkkiä!

Puutarhakimppukausi on alkamassa ja aloitan pinkillä versiolla.

Kimpussani on tulppaaneita, hopeatäpläpeippiä, puna-ailakkia, pilvikirsikkaa, 

viiruhelpiä ja unikon lehtiä.

The season of garden bouquet is starting.

Today in pink: Tulips, Lamium maculatum, Silene dioica, Phalaris arundacea, 

Prunus pensylvanica and Papaver orientalis leaves.

Kukkailottelua

Pihallakin kukkii, aika paljon keltaista myös.

Toivottelen kukkaisaa viikonloppua - Wishing you a pretty floral weekend!

Floral Bliss #22

Helleborus has been in bloom for ages but now many others are starting.
Some of my floral bliss from this morning.

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Aurinkoa toivon viikkoosi!- Sun to your week!

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Kukkailottelua - Celebration Week!

Taina's
Kukkailottelua - Floral Delight

celebrates its 1 Year Anniversary - You can link the whole week.

Pääsiäispyhien muistona minikimppu LEIKKOJA.

Keräsin puutarhasta pari liilaa jouluruusua, muutaman valkoisen krookuksen,

sepelkyyhkyiltä pudonneen sulan, tetenarskut napsin ruukusta.

Today CUT FLOWERS. Photos of my tiny Easter bouquet.
Materials found in the garden.

Kukkailoa viikkoosi! - Floral Delight to your week!

Kukkailottelua - Floral Delight

Miscellaneous... Niitä näitä...

It is Easter week - I put together some miscellaneous April thoughts with new and old photos...

All the raking done!

The flower beds are ready for the new season and the garden looks so tidy - I am a happy lady!

Garden enthusiasm!

I found a lot of garden info & enthusiasm from these two recently released books: 

Modern City Garden & Climbers in the Garden

I have an 'old' garden but every year it feels great to plan renovations and try new plants!

Inspired by reading!

Alice Munro's short story collection The Moons of Jupiter was just released in Finnish.

I would say finally!!! - after over 30 years! 

I loved the stories very much, telling about different aspects of love.

Then I read this book Waves - Finnish poems with gorgeous photos! 

It made me happy and light as the feather floating on that water!

Feeling so sad...

I photographed some Zen for The Black & White Weekend challenge.

Zen and trust is really needed in this world of terrorism. 

Stockholm and Saint Petersburg are very near to Helsinki.

Waiting for Tulipa sylvestris!

These small flowered and delicate wild tulips spread  themselves, not too bulliciously though. Bunnies love them, so I hope they leave some blooms for me to admire as well!

Sunny & Happy Easter!

Wishing you all great Easter time with relaxation and your beloved ones.

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