I love spring blooming bushes and have added many to our landscape since moving here 15 years ago! First to arrive is the pussywillows with their fuzzy stems of "flowers", then forsythia, flowering plum, Eastern Redbud, Serviceberry (yummy berries soon if I can get some before the birds do!), Rhododendrons, pink Viburnum, and antique lilacs running the border of our property . . . BooHoo, they are just now fading :-(
I still have Korean Spice Viburnum (YUMMY scent), Flowering Quince and later spring blooming Miss Kim Lilacs to look forward to!
Two days ago the White Bridal Veil Spiraea burst in bloom!! It is quite a dull bush except for the 1-1/2 week of abundant sprawling white mini bouquets. Some people prune them into tidy shapes but I like mine wild with their long long arching stems. The "nekked" bush to the left is a forsythia which put on a grand show last month.
Now this photo is WHITE! And could quite possibly have been taken on a Wednesday :-) Dave says hi! It shows my natural wildflower shade garden across the driveway out the kitchen window during winter. When we moved in this area was nothing but a mud pit. Its now a secret hidden hide-a-way during the growing season.
Another favorite white bloomer is called Sweet Woodruff which I planted years ago and it has spread nicely and grows as a wild groundcover ~ the smell is just heavenly. I love that it blooms the same time as the pink Bleeding Heart! The above photo shows the back wall of the secret shade garden with a comfy swing
The frog prince lives there also ~ among hosta and white shasta daisies.
I still have Korean Spice Viburnum (YUMMY scent), Flowering Quince and later spring blooming Miss Kim Lilacs to look forward to!Two days ago the White Bridal Veil Spiraea burst in bloom!! It is quite a dull bush except for the 1-1/2 week of abundant sprawling white mini bouquets. Some people prune them into tidy shapes but I like mine wild with their long long arching stems. The "nekked" bush to the left is a forsythia which put on a grand show last month.
Now this photo is WHITE! And could quite possibly have been taken on a Wednesday :-) Dave says hi! It shows my natural wildflower shade garden across the driveway out the kitchen window during winter. When we moved in this area was nothing but a mud pit. Its now a secret hidden hide-a-way during the growing season.
Another favorite white bloomer is called Sweet Woodruff which I planted years ago and it has spread nicely and grows as a wild groundcover ~ the smell is just heavenly. I love that it blooms the same time as the pink Bleeding Heart! The above photo shows the back wall of the secret shade garden with a comfy swing
The frog prince lives there also ~ among hosta and white shasta daisies.
Thank you for visiting and I'll share more pics of my Garden of Weed-en with you soon!
Lynn
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I think we had one of these Bridal Veil bushes when I was growing up. It was my favorite!
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ReplyDeleteLovely photo of the bridal veil spirea, great fountain cherub! I planted sweet woodruff last year and can't wait for it to bloom this year!
Happy White Wednesday!
Bella
Just putting in spirea next week. Hope mine looks as nice as yours....eventually. Jane F.
ReplyDeleteWoah..super gorgeous..I love the powerful clouds and clusters of blooms exploding! Magnificent!! Magical!!!
ReplyDeleteKiki~
Love the Bridal Veil! Sincerely, Susan
ReplyDeleteHELLO LYNN,
ReplyDeleteLOVE YOUR WHITES TODAY!!! AND YOUR BRIDEL VEIL IS BEAUTIFUL :) HAPPY WHITE WEDNESDAY :)
How beautiful! Love this stuff it used to grow around a old Victorian Farmhouse I grew up by. I love the romance of it.
ReplyDeleteLOVE your whites, and I have a spirea bush. Love to put it in arrangements in Spring. And I LOVE your antique radio cabinet. Beautiful...I shall now have to keep my eye open on Craig's List...one of my fav places to search for a deal... Thanks for visiting with me today!
ReplyDeleteI love Bridal Wreath Spirea! I just love it. I have three bushes myself and although they bloom much later than yours, I can enjoy yours until they do. My forsythia just started to bloom and I love them. Your blog is just lovely Lynn.
ReplyDeleteHi Lynn!
ReplyDeleteYour flowers ae just beautiful! I love all the different kinds and colors!
Lynn, your garden looks beautiful!!! thanks for stopping over to visit with me:)
ReplyDeleteHi Lynn: Missed you this week at Tea Cup Tuesday. Hope next week you will be back. As usual your post today is beautiful. You have so many amazing thing. Wishing you a wonderful week. Blessing, Martha
ReplyDeleteHi Lynn..Remember I told you my friend in Oregon has a Spirea...she told me that hers only blooms for about 6 weeks as does yours. But the kind I have..whatever the heck it's called..blooms all summer long. It's in bloom now and will still be in bloom in August and even September. Must be a Canadian Spirea! luv, Abbie
ReplyDeleteHi Lynn!
ReplyDeleteWow, you sure do have a gorgeous garden! It's so lovely, I can see it being the source of much peace and inspiration.
Hugs,
Anne
I'm soooo jealous!!! You garden is wonderful!!!! Enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteOh your spirea is beautiful. I have them all around our house and in each of the flower beds. They are my favorite flowering bush. Mine have just started to bloom and I feel like you do, they do not stay long enough for something so beautiful. Have a wonderful weekend.
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