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happiness in white

May 9, 2012

joy in spring flowers

my garden lillies of the valley

I love white.  Checking out my gardens at this time of year brings me both happiness and sadness….happiness for the white, and, sadness for the white.  I so adore all varieties of white flowers, but seeing them in bloom in my garden reminds me that my original plan to have all my gardens exclusively in white (a virgin garden), did not come to fruition.  It just got so difficult to find white varieties that I eventually gave in to purchasing varieties in other colors.  I still do my best to find all the white I can.  And, when I get my annuals, I pick mostly white…the last few years I have been loving euporbia (diamond frost…the poinsettia relative) in my containers.  I still mourn my white forsythia…one of my favorite ‘whites’, but apparently it just did not like my yard….

Deutzia gracilis      Nikko

Dicentra spectabilis Alba      Bleeding Heart

 

Syringa vulgaris      White Lilac

 

Galium odorata      Sweet woodruff

 

Convallaria majalis      Lily-of-the-Valley

So for now, everything is blooming white and all is right in the garden.  :)

 

Category: garden | Tags: , , | 12 comments

  • Beautiful white blooms!!! so excited to meet you and have you link up to Fishtail Cottage’s Garden Party this week – truly a beautiful collection you have! oxox, tracie

    • jackie says:

      You have a really beautiful site….we are on completely different ends of the country…I am in New England- Connecticut. I would love to visit your part of the country someday !

  • Bethany says:

    Beautiful photos.

  • Yolanda says:

    They are all beautiful! My absolute favorite is the Dicentra spectabilis Alba Bleeding Heart, though. Thanks for linking up with Observing Beauty!
    Yolanda @ http://chickensonthemoon.blogspot.com

  • Handy Andy says:

    Your garden must be absolutely elegant! The photos say so beyond a doubt. White peonies, too, I imagine?

    We must live close by. I’m in Portland. I’d love to drop by your garden sometime.

  • Ann says:

    Truly beautiful whites. Gorgeous photos.

  • Wow–this is so beautiful and artistic. I especially like the photo with the basketweave pattern in the background!

  • […] This trip, my personal favorites…in order of fascination were – the copper beech trees, the whimsical topiary garden, and the rose arches.  And, I should mention (in case you don’t already know), that I have a special affinity for all flowers white!  (If you need some proof, you can check out the white flowers in my garden last spring.) […]

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