Spring Flowers

Lilacs

 Tulips & Mini Daffodils

I can't wait for spring to get here. 

Happy International Women's Day.

Tulips

Tulips

Tulips Galore! 

With some daffodils and grape hyacinths, in the gardens at the State House in Montpelier.

 Crocuses

Hellebore Flowers Closeup

Hellebore is native to much of Europe and is commonly found in early spring and shade gardens in North America as well. Hellebores look like members of the rose family but they are actually members of the buttercup family. Every single part of the hellebore plant is toxic to animals and humans. Wear gloves to protect your hands from the sap inside the plants, it can be irritating to some.

Hellebore Flower Closeup

Blue Clematis being visited by a Bee on this lovely spring day. 

My New Favorite Color Of Tulips

 Magnificent Magnolias

So happy to see the Rhododendrons in bloom at the waterfront. Thank you Ishana I. for taking this photo.

Chipmunks Like Rhododendrons Too! 

Hummingbirds Like Rhododendrons Too! 
This is a Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Periwinkle Time
This is Periwinkle (Vinca Minor). The flowers of the garden periwinkle are the inspiration of the lavender blue color name periwinkle, and this viney shrub is a popular and attractive ground cover with numerous cultivars, flower colours and variegated foliage. Periwinkle has been used in the tradition medicine of many cultures and peoples worldwide including Europe, China, India and the Pacific and Caribbean Islands. In the Caribbean, practitioners of voodoo magic sew Periwinkle leaves into the mattress to keep husband and wife forever in love, and the home peaceful. They are sometimes mixed with magnolia leaves, which also have a reputation of promoting faithfulness in love. The blue flowers of periwinkle are symbolic of spiritual peace and harmony. The well-known Periwinkles - both Greater (vinca major) and Lesser (vinca minor) are familiar plants of our woods and gardens. This is the species more generally used in herbal medicine, as an astringent and tonic, in menorrhagia and in hemorrhages, also as a laxative, and gargle. Made into an ointment, useful for piles and inflammatory conditions of the skin. Lesser Periwinkle (Vinca minor) is employed in homeopathy for preparation of a tincture used for hemorrhages.

Bearded Irises of Yellow & Purple

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