{"id":71,"date":"2008-03-27T16:49:47","date_gmt":"2008-03-27T22:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lostvalleygardens.com\/gardenblog\/2008\/03\/27\/new-spring-blooms\/"},"modified":"2008-06-13T17:06:45","modified_gmt":"2008-06-13T22:06:45","slug":"new-spring-blooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lostvalleygardens.com\/LVGblog\/2008\/03\/27\/new-spring-blooms\/","title":{"rendered":"New Spring Blooms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the first time I have tried direct seeding poppies. I planted them in the fall, and they are finally rewarding me for keeping them alive through the winter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"captionfull\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/easternsun\/2367393508\/\" title=\"California Poppy by Spinning Away, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2381\/2367393508_c99e620a7b_m.jpg\" alt=\"California Poppy\"  height=\"160\" hspace=\"15\" vspace=\"40\" width=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>California Poppy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The ice plant over-wintered well and I expect it will produce many blooms this year. I am planning to take some cuttings off this plant so I can get some started in my new rock garden in the courtyard.<\/p>\n<div class=\"captionfull\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/easternsun\/2366539655\/\" title=\"Ice Plant by Spinning Away, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2037\/2366539655_7e18513bca_m.jpg\" alt=\"Ice Plant\" height=\"160\" hspace=\"15\" vspace=\"60\" width=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ice Plant<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Cyclamineus Narcissus is just beginning to bloom. I love the delicate yellow color. Kind of creamy yellow &#8211; not too bright.<\/p>\n<div class=\"captionfull\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/easternsun\/2366537665\/\" title=\"Cyclamineus Narcissus by Spinning Away, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3008\/2366537665_c805b6c0c4.jpg\" alt=\"Cyclamineus Narcissus\" height=\"333\" vspace=\"15\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cyclamineus Narcissus<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This Grand Primo Narcissus is quite pretty. The red yucca behind it is sending up a bloom spike and should be in bloom soon as well.<\/p>\n<div class=\"captionfull\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/easternsun\/2366535459\/\" title=\"Grand Primo Narcissus by Spinning Away, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3114\/2366535459_b74ed4e780.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Primo Narcissus\" height=\"333\" vspace=\"15\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Grand Primo Narcissus<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Eowen has decided to brave the dogs in the back yard so she can hunt birds from the arbor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"captionfull\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/easternsun\/2367369502\/\" title=\"Cat in the Arbor by Spinning Away, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2179\/2367369502_4528f27ee9.jpg\" alt=\"Cat in the Arbor\" height=\"333\" vspace=\"15\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eowen in the Arbor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>I spotted new fruit on both our apricot and plum trees today for the first time this spring. The few fruits we harvested from these trees last year were really tasty. It looks like we might get a much bigger harvest this year. Perhaps enough to make a little jam or preserves.<\/p>\n<div class=\"captionfull\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/easternsun\/2366531129\/\" title=\"Apricot by Spinning Away, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3094\/2366531129_1aa85b9707.jpg\" alt=\"Apricot\" height=\"333\" vspace=\"15\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Baby Apricot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"captionfull\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/easternsun\/2367363226\/\" title=\"Plum by Spinning Away, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2171\/2367363226_1197172452.jpg\" alt=\"Plum\" height=\"333\" vspace=\"15\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Baby Plum<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been trying to get a shot of this moth for several days now. This is the best shot I&#8217;ve gotten so far, and it is mediocre at best, but this moth is beautiful. It is a white-lined sphinx moth, and it mimics a humming bird in the way it feeds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"captionfull\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/easternsun\/2366522789\/\" title=\"White-lined Sphinx Moth by Spinning Away, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2045\/2366522789_46c21dcdd0.jpg\" alt=\"White-lined Sphinx Moth\" height=\"333\" vspace=\"15\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>White-lined Sphinx Moth<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This is the first evening primrose I have spotted this spring. I wish I had more of these on my land. They seem to be hearty in that they come back every year, but they don&#8217;t seem to spread much.<\/p>\n<div class=\"captionfull\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/easternsun\/2367356568\/\" title=\"Evening Primrose by Spinning Away, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2112\/2367356568_08be3549df.jpg\" alt=\"Evening Primrose\" height=\"333\" vspace=\"15\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Evening Primrose<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Every day seems to bring new joys. I love spring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the first time I have tried direct seeding poppies. I planted them in the fall, and they are finally rewarding me for keeping them alive through the winter. California Poppy The ice plant over-wintered well and I expect it will produce many blooms this year. 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