Tuesday, 16 February 2021

Flowers!!

 

 

 
 
Well, the garden center is open and we popped in for a short visit  this afternoon. I chose a lovely pink Cyclamen and some Primroses.

 
 
These lovelies are Primula Obconica, a short-lived but pretty primrose that has "thick stalks that bear umbels of flowers in spring".

I wish I'd bought another of this kind of Primrose. It's Belarina which is described as " compact and  long-blooming. Easy to grow." I love the very double blooms and I wish there would have been other colours to choose from. The plants I saw all had speckled flowers so I assume that's the way they're supposed to look.


 Last but not least I got this little planter with 6 Pansies. I hope they'll be a variety of colours. Don't you just love the pretty faces on Pansies?


 It may look like winter outside but inside I have my own little taste of spring.


Thanks for visiting,  GM

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19 comments:

  1. Rose16 February 2021 at 19:58

    They are all beautiful, but pansies are one of my favorites of all times. Seems like around here I don't see the variety that I used to see. I still love them though.

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  2. Betsy16 February 2021 at 22:56

    Beautiful flowers. I haven't seen flowers in our garden center yet, but when I drove by today on the way to my grocery pick-up the guys were putting pre-built sheds in the parking lot which is a sure sign the hardware store is getting ready for spring sales!
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  3. dori16 February 2021 at 23:59

    These hopeful flowers bring happiness and fine rose colour into your blessed house!

    The squirrel is so lovely! :)

    The plants find a good place in your environment. They also are a kind of symbol for your heart - -

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  4. The Love Of Nostalgia17 February 2021 at 01:25

    They look beautiful, really lifts your spirits. My Dad, my sister and I love going on visits to the garden centre but even though they are open we are not allowed to go together and that is half of the fun. Hopefully soon.

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  5. Elizabethd17 February 2021 at 02:41

    Such cheerful colours. I bought primulas this morning at the farm shop.

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  6. Happy@Home17 February 2021 at 06:22

    Hooray for the garden center being open. Your choices are all lovely and look like just the thing to tide you through until springtime truly arrives.

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  7. elizabeth17 February 2021 at 06:28

    Oh those are so so lovely!!!! What a cheery sight!!!!

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  8. Olde Dame Holly17 February 2021 at 07:34

    I noticed the plants in our Walmart, which had JUST been unloaded a few days before, frozen and being heaped up ready to throw into the dumpster. Unfortunately it is one of those sealed steel container dumpsters, with the opening inside the freight area. I am not above dumpster diving for plants, but foiled by the design. I guess it was a week too early here. We have such a short time for planting, between the cold and then the triple digits starting so early in the year usually. I love your choices so far. Pansies I absolutely love. And the speckled primroses are so pretty, reminds me of snow on first blooms or confetti being thrown.

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  9. Linda Reeder17 February 2021 at 11:39

    Now that the snow is melting, it might be time for us to visit a garden center. My porch pots need primroses.

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  10. HappyK17 February 2021 at 15:34

    The flowers are beautiful especially this time of year. No melting going on here yet, still icy and snowy with more coming tonight.
    Such a cute photo!!

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  11. Hill Top Post17 February 2021 at 16:30

    I love this post and Happy@Home's comment above. I like the part about tiding you through until springtime..." Your choices are just lovely.

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  12. Far Side of Fifty17 February 2021 at 19:29

    You got some pretty flowers! Looks like spring to me!

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  13. Lorrie17 February 2021 at 20:54

    It's so good to visit a garden center and bring home some pretty flowers to tide us over until spring really begins. Those speckled primulas are lovely.

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  14. At Home In New Zealand17 February 2021 at 21:08

    Pansies are favourites of mine - their sweet little faces are different on every plant :)

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  15. Henny Penny18 February 2021 at 07:01

    That little Miss Squirrel is so cute! You really do have a knack for creating springtime in the dead of winter. The flowers are beautiful. I do love the pretty faces on Pansies.

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  16. Eggs In My Pocket18 February 2021 at 21:04

    I love the squirrel photo! Such lovely flowers! Flowers and plants just brighten any room!

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  17. Connie19 February 2021 at 09:30

    Pansies have always been a favorite with me and I love that you have a little spring garden in your sweet home. It's a taste of wants to come :) God bless you and have a wonderful weekend.

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  18. Barwitzki19 February 2021 at 11:45

    They are so beautiful your spring flowers. I like the primrose and the violets ... so beautiful that you could shop at the garden center. Today we had a lot of sun and the temperatures are rising ... the snow has almost melted away and next week it will be 15-18 degrees - an early spring this year :-))
    The squirrel is soooo lovely :-))) I hope that we can go shopping at the gardener's in March!!!
    Greetings to you. Have a happy weekend. Viola

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  19. M.K.22 February 2021 at 08:22

    So so pretty, and they make us all long for spring :)

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