My local garden centre was selling off hyacinths relatively cheaply so in the front border they go. I cut off the flowers to help them concentrate on settling in and there was my ‘Vase’.
I love this time of year when the border is so full of promise – the aquilegias, love-in-the-mist, iris, lychnis, monbretia, wild strawberries are all leafing up nicely and the forget-me-knots and primroses, hellebores and pulmonaria are in flower.
The blooms are in a pottery Japanese tea cup, which I have used before. No sooner had I placed the vase to take the photograph than a bee was investigating.
The sun is shining! Hurray!
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A great idea to display them like that for your photo – love the vase you have used too. 🙂
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You have a really beautiful garden, Daffy. 🙂
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One of my favorite scents! I always buy hyacinths after Easter to pop into the garden. Sadly, the bunnies like them a lot too, so their blooms are always stunted.
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I was surprised that both of my Hyacinths came back this year, so I hope yours will too. They are so pretty, I haven’t seen them in burgundy much. What an interesting shape of a vase! Your Forget-Me-Nots look just like mine!
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I’ve never seen burgundy hyacinths before, which is why I just had to snap them up. Fingers crossed they will return. Thanks for dropping by.
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What a good idea to use your ‘spare’ flowers today. I used to be reluctant to plant hyacinths in my borders but I have completely changed my view in recent years. I have them planted in great drifts amongst the daffodils and the scent as I walk around the garden is lovely – not over powering like it can be inside – just a delicious waft of spring. I hope your bulbs settle in well.
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Oh Wow! I love the sound of your ‘great drifts’ amongst the daffodils, that’s something for me to aim for, I can almost smell them myself from your wonderful description – mmmmmmm! I’ll give them your good wishes Julie 😉
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Lovely flowers & garden – thank you!
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Thank YOU! 🙂
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I agree with the bee – those hyacinths are very attractive!
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😀 they really do smell delicious Kris.
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The hyacinth colors are so rich. Gorgeous. And your border is looking great too.
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It’s coming on, and with a bit more sun both the border and I will be bursting with vitality!
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Excellent that the sun is shining…it will be shining here for several days, they say, midweek with warm temps. Like the bee I would be all over those hyacinths…I adore them!
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Ha! Ha! yes they are delicious Donna!
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Mmm to the gorgeous purple one especially – I love this colour! Thanks for sharing and enjoy the fragrance!
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I do hope it comes up as purple next year, some of the pink ones I’ve had in the past seem to fade, and others disappear altogether.
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Strange goings-on… 🙂
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Your hyacinths are lovely. I have one very sad looking specimen in flower. I blame the wet, and warmer than normal, winter. However, the sun is shining and there’s lots of promise showing around the garden so definitely plenty to shout ‘hurrah’ about 🙂
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Yes, Elizabeth, a weird winter for sure. A lot of my hyacinth flowers have been eaten by slugs – I have to admit I HATE slugs! and I don’t hate much. I’m hoping the ones just planted will keep their vibrant colours when they return next year. It is a great time of year tho’ isn’t it – Hurrah!!
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Lovely lot of flowers!
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And quite a lot of them are self-seeded – I do like this bit of the garden as it feels under control and largely looks after itself.
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Looking after itself sounds good. What I want!
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Lovely and they will make the house smell delicious!
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You are so right Cathy – they are in the bathroom – mmm..mmm!
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