Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - April 2014

April is here at last. Even though it hasn't brought many of its promised showers so far, we welcome it and rejoice that finally a few blooms are returning to the garden.


This old-fashioned and very fragrant petunia reseeded itself in one of the beds and I let it stay. Now it brightens that corner of the garden.


This wildflower called "Philadelphia fleabane" reseeded itself in the garden last year. It is a perennial and so it came up again this year and now is featuring these delicate little blossoms which I quite like.


I like to plant marigolds in the vegetable garden. Allegedly they help to repel some harmful insects and I just like the way they look there. These bloom in the tomato bed.


And, nearby, the tomatoes bloom, too.


They call it "autumn" sage, but, in fact, it blooms all year here, including the spring.


The amaryllises, like many of my plants, are late this year, probably because of the late cold snap we had in March, but finally they are beginning to pop.


This little dianthus, 'Early Bird Radiance,' has been in bloom well over a month now.


Some of the roses are beginning to bloom and the others will be joining them soon.

Here's the 'Double Radazz' Knockout.


This is a 'Dortmund' bud. When it is fully open, it is a simple single red blossom with a pale eye - very pretty.


This is 'Old Blush,' a dependable bloomer and one of my favorites.


 And this is 'Ducher,' also a very dependable bloomer.


 'Peggy Martin' is a bit late this year but will soon be covered in these pretty little blossoms.

Some of the gerberas are beginning to open up.




 This delicate little flower is on the 'Arapaho' blackberry.


This is Calibrachoa 'MiniFamous Royal Blue.'


The variegated potato vine is really planted for its leaves but it carries these rather insignificant little white blooms throughout the year. Notice their resemblance to the tomato blossoms above? They are both from the nightshade family.


'Tangerine Beauty' crossvine that I have shown you previously is still in full bloom.


And finally, in the shade of the magnolia tree, the yellow columbines are beginning to bloom.

It is always such a pleasure to visit blogs from around the world and see what is blooming in those gardens each month. Thank you, Carol of May Dreams Gardens, for bringing them all to us each Bloom Day.

And thank YOU for visiting my garden this month. Happy Bloom Day!

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