
Today we’re celebrating spring with frequent GPOD contributor Carla Zambelli Mudry in Malvern, Pennsylvania.
Spring is finally back, and every day brings new discoveries in the garden—heirloom daffodils opening all over, shrubs starting to pop with little bits of fuzzy green. Once again, the first tree to bloom will be a volunteer native redbud (Cercis canadensis, Zones 4–9).
Enjoy the first days of spring!
Wonderful hellebores (Helleborus hybrids, Zones 5–9) are the dependable standby of the early spring garden.
Soft cream-colored hellebores are a great counterpoint to the intense yellow of the daffodils behind them.
This double hellebore has rows of extra petals spotted with purple. Behind it are some of the older blooms, which have begun to fade and flush green but are no less beautiful.
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Comments
Daffs are my very fave flowers.
Can't wait to see your tree peony!
Spring is here!
Your photos are fab!
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