From a bud, only a promise.
Then a gentle opening:
Rich blooming, bursting fragrance,
The fulfillment of the center.
True beauty comes from within.
Deng Ming~Dao
I couldn’t say walk with me on Wednesday as these pictures were taken on Tuesday……..and today is Thursday…LOL.
Spring is finally in full bloom here in the mountains. The days have been delightfully warm and the evenings have been cool with very little humidity.
Knowing that it was going to rain and then cool down, I thought I would take a walk around the property on
Tuesday to take a few pictures.
The flowering apple trees here are all in bloom. Looking out my windows it looks as though the trees are painted with black raspberry icecream…yum!
We are having a graduation party for my middle daughter, Ashley who is 
graduating from college this weekend and raspberry cream pie is on the menu to match the blossoms from the trees and the lilac bushes that I will make flower arrangements from.
I love this time of year…..the birds are all home, twittering away and when you open up your door, the fragrance from the trees and bushes is the first thing that greet you.
And the best part…………..the black flies are still sleeping!
With the warm breezy days, a little dyeing has been happening too :-). I think my spring yarns will all have flower names. Send me some of your favorite flower names and I will see if I can match them with a yarn color….it will be fun!
hat
The Woolen Rabbit 
oh i love all the new colors (must knit more socks so i will need some of them) and your bleeding hearts are FANTASTIC. mine were only so-so this year . . .
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My favorite flower name is Love-in-a-Mist. It sounds pastel, doesn’t it?
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Your flowers are gorgeous and I’m jealous of the bleeding hearts. I had one of those years ago but it got squashed when we put on the deck and it never came back.
As for favorite flower names, how about Jack in the Pulpit?
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My favorite flower name is Love-in-a-Mist…
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Snapdragon comes to mind. Your flowers are so beautiful! Ours are disappearing quickly.
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OMG your bleeding hearts are so lovely! 🙂
I love nasturtiums. My favorite style is the Empress of India; which is a vibrant red. And you can eat them too! 🙂
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Thank you for the walk through your garden ~ oh so beautiful!
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Lovely! My favorite flower names are datura, baptisia, osteospermum “Whirlygig” (it’s worth the strange google hits to see this funky flower), and ranunculus. I like strange flowers with strange names, apparently!
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My favorite flowers are hydrangeas. I know, boring. But that is what they are. Do you have a purply/dark pinky/blueish one going?
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How about Woodruff. I have tons of that in my yard. And there’s always Lamb’s Ear; Somewhat appropriate for hand-dyed yarn.
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Wednesday was lousy anyway–I’m glad you got your walk in on Tuesday! 😉
May I suggest forget-me-nots? They’re my personal spring favorites.
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I love Pansies!
That ‘Goldenrod’ is especially lovely.
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Forsythia, dandelion, hosta- for the middle one, forget-me-not for the one on the left and solomon seal for the one on the right. I also love sweet pea flowers. Pretty Spring flowers!
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Duh, I’m slow- you already named these ones! Sorry.
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Iris, Lily, Bee Balm, Coreopsis, Purple Cone Flower, Mountain Laurel – ok, I guess that’s enough names.
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Anemone, eglantine (also called sweetbriar), honeysuckle, fritillaria, wood violet, lady’s mantle, euphorbia, Siberian iris, yarrow, astilbe, trillium
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what fabulous flower photos… okay, so flower names:
Lady’s Mantle, columbine, dahlia,black eyed susan, calendula, mexican hat, coreopsis, painted daisy, peony.. oh I could go on and on.
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I love the word : forsythia. And I love the flower/bush. I also like Lily of the Valley…
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Spring is the best time of the year in my opinion. I really enjoyed your pictures. Congratulations to your daughter on her graduation.
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My favorite flower names: Bachelor’s Button and Bleeding Heart. The runners up are zinnia and dalhia.
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Bluets! I so love your pictures of the garden populations. So pretty. Congratulations on the graduation of your youngster. Such a proud time for mama and papa!
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Jack in the Pulpit.
morning glory
moon flower
trumpet vine
Christmas cactus
vinca blossoms
holly hock
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Your garden photos are just beautiful, Kim. Let’s see…some of my favorites? Lady’s Mantle, Johnson’s Blue Geranium, Iris Little Caesar, peony, of course, Stargazer Lily…I could go on and on.
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Your garden and your yarn is beautiful.
Some flower names I like: (some of these may have different names in the USA)
marigold, snap-dragon, freesia, fuscia,
redhot poker, lupin, lobelia, bluebell, virginia creeper, phlox, buttercup, foxglove,
geranium, herb robert,primrose, scarlet pimpernell, violet,belladona,honeysuckle, wisteria, lady’s slipper.
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