April Flowers
April 8 th and 9th

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Some of the plants started inside, or purchased from a nursery, have been moved to the greenhouse.

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The hyacinths along the back of the house, where they get sunshine, have been blooming for a while. There's a tulip out now too.

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The front yard, the forsythia planted last year in is full bloom.

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Fritillaria meleagris or chocolate lilies. The white ones are Fritillaria meleagris alba. And of course some hyacinths, which are all over the place.

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The hyacinths come in many colours. Behind are some grape hyacinths which grow in several locations too.

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A primula has started to blossom.

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Another primula - these were both new last year.

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In one corner a single lonely daffodil. We don't seem to have the knack of getting then to bloom in masses.

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The buds on the rhododendron by the front door are starting to open. It's usually the first rhodo of the season.

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One small tulip in the front yard was glowing in the morning sun.

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Ok so this is not a flower picture, but it is unique!

First, there was a flower (honeysuckle) here that was not getting enough light, and at this level was just stems, on the deck level above was very messy wrapped in the railing balusters.

There was 'bird netting' (the stuff they use to keep birds out of cherry crops in the Okanagan) but the weight of the plant had destroyed it. The replacement is the wire that is used to keep stucco on the wall.

Now the unique part. This is the first time in 20 years I have used all the clamps of this size on one project.

Side note to this - The honeysuckle that was taken down had just come into bloom and was becoming a favourite of the recently increasing flock of humming birds. The red flowers you can see are the adjacent Pieris which was shading the honeysuckle.

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