Spring flowers

[alexandral]

Today is the first really warm and beautiful spring day here. It has been a long hard winter for some of you. Some of you celebrate your birthday or the birthdays of your loved ones today. For all of you
I have made some pictures of spring flowers in our neighborhood today whilst I was waiting for Sasha to finish her brass band practice.



More photographs of flowers
I wish I knew all the names! I am quite comfortable with the names of house plants but it seems that I don't know the names of many outdoor varieties. If you know the names of the "nameless" flowers below, please let me know!

A Very Dark Hyacinth. Out of sunshine it looks almost black and makes a startling combination with yellow primroses.



A first bloom on a Camellia.



Cherry blooms.



A fancy Japanese-looking tree.



Flowers in the mud. Literally, these striking blooms were thriving in a puddle of mud.



A gentle bloom on a miniature Magnolia.



Colourful tulips of interesting shape.



White Hyacinths. We have big flowerbeds full of them in our park and the aroma around them is exquisite.



Pretty blue flowers.



This is my favourite flower in this collection. The size of it is really quite tiny but how much coulour and detail in something so small!



Gorgeous (and big!) orange-coloured bells



This is my "The most awesome wall that ever awesomed". It belongs to someone's house on the way to Sasha's school. The brightness of the lavender coloured flowers on the wall is incredibly intense, it just "grabs" you (even from inside of the car you are driving). This is a part of my "happy morning routine". Get up, go school, on the way to school say, "Hello, the Awesome wall". I need to know what these flowers are, I'll plant them on my own wall.



And EEEEE! This is MY VERY OWN cherry tree.

Comments

[soniag.livejournal.com]

Such gorgeousness! I love them all, and I particularly adore your reaction to the awesome wall.

Is it phlox on that wall? They are very easy to grow and spread rapidly!

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I am so glad you enjoyed it!

Is it phlox on that wall? They are very easy to grow and spread rapidly!


OMPH! You are so fabulous. I am going to find some this summer and plant near my wall. :D

[syliasyliasylia.livejournal.com]

Eeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! I love plants and flowers!! And sunny spring days!!! EEE!!! Here Spring seems to be on holiday or something because for the last three weeks we've only had rainy days :(

And EEEEE! This is MY VERY OWN cherry tree.
I love it!!!!!!!

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

We also had a very cold spring (the coldest I can remember). It is better this week but the rain is never far off in this country. :D

I love it!!!!!!!

It is a small weeping cherry tree but we don't have too much space. I love the double-flowers, though.

[baleanoptera.livejournal.com]

These are gorgeous! I think the cherry tree is my favourite.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Thank you!!!!! The tree is quite tiny but the double flowers are lovely. Mr. Alexander planted it on a whim . He does this things sometimes that are usually v. successful.

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

Very lovely! Your favorite flower is a fritillaria (http://www.floralimages.co.uk/pfritimelea.htm).

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

Wow, these are fabulous and oh the light, very very fine!

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you so much! Your good words are much appreciated!!!!!!!!!!!

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

:::hugs::: And it's my pleasure. :)

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

** hugs back **

[siljamus]

Thank you, this was just what I needed today! So, so wonderful and colourful and spring.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Thank you! We have been having some rains again. They never far away. :D

[himmapaan.livejournal.com]

Oh, my, how absolutely beautiful!

petzipellepingo beat me to it - that is indeed a Fritillaria, and I love it too.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! (There are few very knowledgeable hogriculcuralists on my friends list! YAY!)

[himmapaan.livejournal.com]

Oh, hehe, I'm not one of them! I love plants, flowers and trees, but my knowledge is still very limited!

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I am the same. I know more about houseplants (of which I have many)..

[nutmeg3.livejournal.com]

What gorgeous, gorgeous photos. I love the camelia. It looks as if I could just fall into it. And I know what you mean about the scent of hyacinths. I have one rather pathetic one next to my door, but despite not looking like much, it smells wonderful.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Thank you!!!!!!!!

** laughs ** My own hyacinths are not much too. ;D

[arathesane.livejournal.com]

lovely, lovely photos! I always love your flower posts!

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

Also - YOU ARE WATCHING LIFE!!!!!

[gobi-rex.livejournal.com]

And this is why I love spring! Thank you, Alexandra, these are lovely pictures.

And your cherry tree is so pretty! I just wish I could reach into the screen. :)

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

The cherry tree is quite small, it is a miniature weeping variety. I love the double-flowers.

[wistfulmemory.livejournal.com]

Those are beautiful flowers. I've been enjoying the walk to my elementary school as there's so many different flowers and trees in bloom, and the colors are so vivid.

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you so much! I imagine your walk being so nice and full of unusual flowers..

[miss-dian.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness, all the pics are quite remarkable. Thank you so much for sharing! I love the wall and the white hyacinths the most ^^

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! We have a beautiful park next to our street. It is very well kept and in the formal part of it they have big flower beds where they put "flowers of the season". I love to walk there.

[amandioka.livejournal.com]

Wow they're all so pretty! There are so many different flowers, I wish I had a colourful neighboorhood like that... around here it seems like every flower is the same, it's very difficult to find a different one.

And I agree, that's the most awesome wall ever!

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! The pictures are mostly taken in our park , I just didn't want to be too intrusive.. But the houses in our neighborhood have beautiful gardens. So gorgeous.

[teh-haley.livejournal.com]

I'm in love with your cherry tree - I think THAT kind of pink is TEH perfect one. Awesome, really. This update with so many pictures of beautiful flowers made me feel so good, and I actually need it tonight. So, thanks for sharing!

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! ** hugs **