Friday, March 13, 2015

Daffodils Fading, Irises Starting to Bloom


Emerging from Winter

Daffodil and Black Sage in mid-February, © B. Radisavljevic
It seems February went by in the garden so fast I didn't get around to posting about it. But most of what was blooming in February is still blooming in March. Since my two garden properties have limited space and I have limited time, when reporting on blooming, I will also report on what I see while out walking. Everything you see here was blooming during some part of February and /or  the first two weeks of March in either Paso Robles or Templeton, California.

Blooming Trees

Almond Blossoms, © B. Radisavljevic
In February, I always start looking for blooming almond trees. This blossom is on my own tree. It doesn't give me any almonds because it's old and we haven't known how to care for it properly. In the twenty years since we bought the property, it's never borne enough almonds to feed any but the squirrels. We inherited the orchard from the previous owner, but he did not care for the trees that were on the property when we bought it. 

Apricot Blossoms in March, © B. Radisavljevic
I was surprised and delighted to see today that my apricot tree was blooming in Templeton. It did not bloom last year. Must have been the rain. Three of our newer peach and nectarine trees are also in bloom, but I don't have room to picture all of them, and they are very small. 

Ornamental flowering trees can be seen all over town. The pink ones seem destined to produce small
Flowering Trees and Horses, © B. Radisavljevic

cherry-like plums, and the white ones are usually Bradford ornamental pears. You will see them all in a wall of blossoms at Barney Schwartz Park in Paso Robles. They are on the streets and in the parking lots. It seems all of Paso Robles is blooming. But the photo I want to show you of the blooming trees is this one I took on Union Road yesterday. I think they look good with horses under them. 


Flowers in Bloom

Many of my own flowers are in bloom, or have been at this time of year in past years. I will show them to you below. 

 © B. Radisavljevic
Daffodils with Black Sage in February, 2015



Carnation in March, 2015


Iris in March, © B. Radisavljevic
Iris in March, 2014.


Borage, © B. Radisavljevic
Borage in February and March


Cecile Brunner Climbing Rose, March, 2015, © B. Radisavljevic
Cecile Brunner Climbing Rose, March, 2015
California Poppies at Barney Schwartz Park, © B. Radisavljevic
California Poppies at Barney Schwartz Park, March, 2015

































































































Shrubs Blooming in March

 Rosemary, Watermelon Sage, Holly, March 13, © B. Radisavljevic
Left to Right: Rosemary, Watermelon Sage, Holly, March 13


Rosemary blooms almost all year, and the bees love it. It's at its best now after the rain. The watermelon sage also started blooming this month. The holly still has berries from last year, but it is also flowering and budding for next year's berries. There were so many bees on the holly flowers I could hear them buzzing. That holly plant was like a bee airport. 


Holly with Flowers and Berries, © B. Radisavljevic
Holly with Flowers and Berries
                                                                                             




This is a close-up of the holly plant. You can click it or any other photo for an enlarged view to see the details.



I'm not sure what this is. It was blooming at the Caliza Winery on March 8. It is very fragrant, but the leaves didn't look quite like lilacs. If anyone knows what it is, I'd love to know. I'd like to get some.




This is another mystery plant I found at Caliza. It has leaves like a rosemary, but it doesn't smell like rosemary. Please leave a comment if you know what it is.








Also blooming in the weed family are wild mustard, vetch, filaree, and henbit. The first and the last two are edible. We will discuss them next time.

What is blooming where you are in March? Be sure and let us know where that is in your comment so we'll know what blooms where, when.

6 comments:

AnnMackieMiller said...

I love Spring! shared

Donnalee's blog said...

Thanks for posting! I won't be seeing flowers for another month here in Colorado.

Melody Lassalle said...

What beautiful photos! Because we had early rains and then January went dry, spring started springing at the end of February. Some of our flowers are starting to bloom. Our small maple had no leaves a week ago. It started showing life last weekend, now their are clumps of leaves. I suspect by the end of next week it will be full of leaves. I just love watching nature come to life in spring!

BarbRad said...

Thank you for your comment, Ann. It's hard not to love spring.

BarbRad said...

Donna, you may have to wait a bit, but those flowers will soon be there. Thank you for your comment.

BarbRad said...

Thank you, Melody. It's amazing with what speed the trees leaf out once they get started. It seems to happen almost over night.

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