Above Prunus subhirtella "Autumnalis Rosea", I think - very early blooms.
Above and below, my friends the bloodroots! I was very surprized to see a little plaque declaring this narrow patch right on East Houston a bona fide offshoot and outpost of the BBG! And it was at the BBG that I saw bloodroot last April, in the Native Garden, for the first time. They are adorable, anemone-like flowers with leaves that curl around their buds and stems like protective cloaks.
Below, though I have used Mahonia (Oregon grape) in garden designs before, and spoken of its sweet scent, that scent-knowledge was theoretical and book-gleaned. I put my nose - along with many bees' noses - into this heavy bunch of flowers yesterday and inhaled the most glorious perfume. I will plant more. Louise, of thisismypatch, writes of it, too.
Wonderful garden! Bloodroot and mahonia are very powerful medicinal herbs.
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How demure is the Bloodroot! It made a big impression on me.
ReplyDeleteI used to spend a lot of time in this garden in 1989-1991 when couched surfed, primarily on 2nd btw. A and B. It was a place to come to have a coffee and butered roll (brunch, we called it) before rushing off to be editorial peons, model waitresses/actors poet/temps. Then, at in the early evening, it was a place to sneak a drink, hidden behind the green, wondering, but not too loudly: is this the City for me?
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Violets are in my garden right this moment. Thanks so much for the link to my blog Marie. Your plants are new on me, well except the Mahonia that is! x
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