BG- April 1-15, 2026

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 Nothing really new. 

Anemone nemorosa, in two similar shades of blue-lavender, A. lipensis, in a pale yellow, and two sorts of Fall blooming hardy Cyclamen arrived in the mail and were planted, today, in the lens shaped bed outside the window in the big room where I type this. The Anemones are rather like Spring Ephemerals, growing and blooming now, but dying down to the root as Summer comes on. And the Knockout Roses will shade these plants, as they would be shaded in Summer, as they would in their native territory. Some Anemones were also put in the little rock garden. 


Forsthia 'Karl Sax' has been here for a lifetime. Individual flowers are large, for Forsythia, but I plan to order a sort that flowers all up and down the stems, heavily. A good number of newer sorts have become available. An un-named sort, common locally, is crowded in among the shrubs by the front walk. Can't recall when I even planted that. 


The underwhelming relative of our common, woodland Bittersweet Shrub blooms as we go out the drive. Dirka palustris, the Wicopy.       I asked my camera to date the photos, the other day. That is working. 


One of the minor Spring bulbs lines the back walk. Ipheion uniflora. I think the common name is Spring Star Flower. One or two darker blue ones show up. A more expensive sort named 'Rolf Feidler'. But, compared to this commoner sort, apparently far less vigorous. At least here.

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