Monday, April 30, 2012

Bright blue spots in my garden

There is something attractive and moving in the blue flowers as: Scylla, Chionodoxa, IrisLobelia, Campanula, Salvia,   Tradescantia, etc. All these plants are low, modest, appear in early spring or mid summer, but always embellish my garden.Tradescantia is a wonderful plant. It is completely unpretentious, loves wet soil, but does not like direct sun.Campanula is my loved flower since childhood. The delicate bright blue buds open one by one. They continually bloom till mid summer.

My garden blue Irises are thickset, their shoots appear after crocuses. Lobelia is completely unpretentious, decorates beds and containers.
The flower stalks of Chionodoxa show up on the soil surface just after one or two warm days.  Scilla has small and modest flowers that grow on the high peduncles.
These flowers made a very bright blue spots in my garden like the particles of the blue spring sky. 




12 comments:

  1. A very lovely picture of birches, makes me miss Russia... I love your blue flowers, especially campanula. Is yours an annual? I didn't know you could grow salvias so far north, do you know which variety yours is? Thank you.

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    1. Masha, my campanula is biennial plant,sometimes grows as a perennial plant multiplies itself.Some kinds of salvias are hardy, mine is Sage Asherah (S. nemorosa). Thank you for reading!

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  2. How lovely. I love blues in the garden too and your spring blooms are so pretty. Have a wonderful week.

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    1. Thank you, Lona! Now only the blue flowers are blooming, others are still sleeping.

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  3. I love blue flowers as well! I also have some blue tradescantia which blooms almost all summer. That photo of the birch grove is stunning! What beautiful natural scenery you have in St. Petersburg.

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    1. Spruge, that birch wood is near our summer cottage. There is a lot of water now because of the melted snow and frozen ground.

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  4. Your blooms are beautiful...love the colors. That lavender is so striking. And your last photo is one I could stare at for quite a while...beautiful!!!

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  5. Sage, the birch trees are reflected in the melt water. This moment you can watch only in April. Thank you!

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  6. In Spring, everything starts in small doses, nature is wise to deliver us something special each week or two. The birch trees reflected in the water, just a hint of green on the ground, beautiful photo Nadezda!

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    1. Thank you, Rosemary. This photo is very graphic, lots of white and black. It's true, just a hint of green.

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  7. Hello Nadezda ! .. yes blue is a beautiful colour in the garden .. and campanula is one of my favourite plants .. it has so many different types in its family .. Birch Hybrid and the Waterfall types are gorgeous .. that last picture is amazing ! So beautiful !!
    Joy

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    1. Joy, yes, campanula is lovely and I had different types too, but it's biennial plant and I loss its seeds sometimes. Thank you for visiting!

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