IVOM: A slow-growing season

This is only my third vase this month. Gray days and a week of overnight freezing temps have kept my garden in stasis. Last year we had snow during the last week in April so I shouldn't complain. Yet, looking back, I see a greater variety of flowers in my vases than are blooming this year at the same time.

Our neighbors have a huge old Forsythia 'Beatrix Farrand' growing next to our fence. We convinced them to prune it rather than cut it back as we love it coming through the fence into our garden. Along with the Forsythia twiglet, I clipped some Euonymous and stems of Spirea 'Golden Thumbellina'.

But the stars of this display are the daffodils, N. 'Beersheba'. This daff was introduced by Rev George H Engleheart in 1923 when he was in his 70s. It became popular, as the first all-white trumpet daffodil of its size, according to John Grimshaw. In fact, the flower emerges with a creamy yellow trumpet that fades to white. According to Old House Gardens, where I bought my bulbs, this variety "won high praise from Guy Wilson, the century’s greatest daffodil breeder, as 'a flower of arresting beauty and outstanding purity.' " I totally agree. 

Linking to Rambling in the Garden, who hosts this most enjoyable Monday meme where you can see all sorts of spring garden flowers in vases. 

Comments

[Cathy]

What a bright and cheery vase, Linda, and the foliage is such a great choice to complement the blooms - as is the glimpse of picture on the wall behind...I wonder what the full scene show...?

[Kris P]

Very pretty and springy, Linda! Spring already seems like a figment of my imagination as we seem to have been shoved unhappily into summer here.

[Lisa at Greenbow]

I enjoy reading all the tidbits of information that you know about the flowers you present. This vase is quite lovely, it is full of spring sunshine.