Happy Sunday! A few end of summer garden highlights to wrap up a relaxing weekend. Enjoying these colorful Petaluma blossoms.
Captured a few garden moments this weekend. Featuring Buddleia butterfly bush extraordinaire & Western Tiger Swallowtail butterfly, Golden Sunflower, Hollyhock, Crocosmia ‘Rowallane Orange’, Hydrangea and Anemone blossoms.
Sonoma County Blossom Trail compilation – Spring 2014. Colorful and fragrant flower updates from Sonoma Horticultural Nursery, Sebastopol CA, Sonoma County. #SonomaHort flower details available on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/sonomahort and Pinterest http://www.pinterest.com/sonomahort
Following the Sonoma County Blossom Trail 2014. Colorful and fragrant blossoms of Redbud ‘Cercis canadensis, Magnolia ‘Butterflies’, Indian Hawthorn ‘Rhaphiolepis indica’, Mexican Orange flowers, Crabapple Malus, and Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum blossoms. Photos from Sonoma Horticultural Nursery, Sebastopol and Petaluma CA Sonoma County http://www.sonomahort.com
Weekend bliss in the garden and following the Sonoma County blossom trail! Delicious Peach Blossoms 桃の花, Petaluma, CA. In Japan, March 3rd is celebrated as both “Hinamatsuri (Doll’s Festival)” and “Momo no sekku (Peach Festival)” because of the peach blossom season. These peaches should be ready to eat in July. http://on.fb.me/1moDGue
The generous rainfall unleashed this week was terrific! The garden and plants are soaked and our early Sonoma County spring is unfolding with bursts of energy. These beautiful red Quince blossoms have arrived just in time to highlight a colorful Valentine’s celebration.
Purple Saucer Magnolia blossoms. It was cool and overcast in Sonoma County today. The rainfall last night and carryover this morning was a welcome sight, much needed and greatly appreciated!
Happy February! In addition to the colorful camellia bushes dotting our Sonoma County landscape, the next wave of early spring blossoms include white Star Magnolia Stelleta trees and flowers.
Camellia Japonica, large double pink and Camellia Charlean variegated, large pink/red, white-blotched blossoms.