Fitting in with my color theme, the Gypsy hyacinth is always the first flower I can count on in spring. The sweet fragrance from one bloom can fill a room in no time. Pink Impression tulips are not early spring flowering plants, but I'm not complaining.
Royal Blenheim apricots have to be the most luscious apricots on the market, even though they are no longer available in fruit markets, because of their thin skins and their difficulty in shipping. No matter, we urban gardeners can grow our own and keep this heirloom alive and well. What a shame that commerce has all but forgotten this tastiest of apricots. These lovely blossoms have a faint aroma of the fruit itself, a promise of the apricots to come.
For a double blossomed peach, these blossoms, lovely in pink, look strangely singular in nature. Producing peaches is what's really important and I am so looking forward to fresh peach ice cream.
The apricot tree in the first photo set blossoms before some heavy rains, always worrisome, since they can't produce fruit without pollen that is so easily washed away in a rain. My downstairs neighbor assured me that there were plenty of bees around prior to the rains. Hope they got some serious work done at the time. Highly unusual for the rosemary to bloom so soon, but these blossoms make a nice garnish on salads or on top of creamed soups. Ah, the buds are just unfolding on this miniature peach called Pix Zee.
Royal Blenheim apricots have to be the most luscious apricots on the market, even though they are no longer available in fruit markets, because of their thin skins and their difficulty in shipping. No matter, we urban gardeners can grow our own and keep this heirloom alive and well. What a shame that commerce has all but forgotten this tastiest of apricots. These lovely blossoms have a faint aroma of the fruit itself, a promise of the apricots to come.
For a double blossomed peach, these blossoms, lovely in pink, look strangely singular in nature. Producing peaches is what's really important and I am so looking forward to fresh peach ice cream.
The apricot tree in the first photo set blossoms before some heavy rains, always worrisome, since they can't produce fruit without pollen that is so easily washed away in a rain. My downstairs neighbor assured me that there were plenty of bees around prior to the rains. Hope they got some serious work done at the time. Highly unusual for the rosemary to bloom so soon, but these blossoms make a nice garnish on salads or on top of creamed soups. Ah, the buds are just unfolding on this miniature peach called Pix Zee.
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