Saturday, April 19, 2014

Today's Flowers: I held my breath Wednesday Morning

The temperature dipped below freezing Tuesday night. I held my breath when I opened my driveway door on Wednesday morning but the spring flowers didn't seem to mind the cold. Some of the azaleas are starting to look a little worse for wear after a few cold nights but overall it is a magical spring. The azaleas at the bottom of my driveway are a bit frazzled by the cold but as you can see, they are way too big to try to cover at night. Even the smaller azalea under my dogwood tree is past the point where I try to cover it. We are close to our average last frost date and since so many flowers are early this year, I'm hoping we won't have too many more nights below freezing.

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11 comments:

  1. Judy April 19, 2014 at 7:44 AM

    Oh I'm glad nothing happened to the spring flowers. We had snow the other day and had no idea it was going to :(
    What a beautiful sight to see :)

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  2. NaquillityApril 19, 2014 at 7:58 AM

    so many beautiful colors to keep one's senses alive... get shots... i'm hoping the last of the frost and snows are finally gone too... have a great day~

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  3. UnknownApril 19, 2014 at 8:20 AM

    How wonderful! Happy Easter to you!

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  4. Minoru SaitoApril 19, 2014 at 9:06 AM

    Hi! Nice capture. Dog wood trees are in full bloom in Tokyo too. The original dog wood trees were sent from your country, as return gift of our sending cherry trees in Washington.D.C. Wishing you a wonderful weekend.

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  5. lina@womens perspectivesApril 19, 2014 at 9:23 AM

    So wonderful blooms. Hope warmer weather comes to you soon.

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  6. SallyApril 19, 2014 at 10:25 AM

    Beautiful flowers! We live in Florida, and the Dogwood & Azalea's are finished blooming. :)

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  7. RandiApril 19, 2014 at 11:53 AM

    Wow...I can imaging your anxiety! Hope this was the last cold night. The colors in your front garden are awesome!
    Happy Easter to you!

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  8. DeniseinVAApril 20, 2014 at 6:43 PM

    Thank you for sharing this lovely view out of your house Carver, love all that beautiful sunlight.

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  9. ArijaApril 21, 2014 at 8:26 AM

    Your place is just too lovely for words!

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  10. ♥ Łucja-Maria ♥April 21, 2014 at 11:13 AM

    Beautiful, blooming gardens.
    Fantastic photos.
    I send greetings.

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  11. Sallie (FullTime-Life)April 21, 2014 at 5:45 PM

    Yes, your azaleas are definitely too big to cover, but I bet they are also big and healthy enough to withstand spring frosts. I adore the pink dogwood as well. We usually do see some dogwoods and azaleas and rhodies in Oregon when we get back. (fingers crossed).

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