Spring Garden Splendor

The weather has been glorious in Midland this week.
Perfect opportunity for a stroll through the garden.


A trio of rhododendron plants accent the front of our home.  I anxiously await their colorful blooms

to burst open each Spring and
was rewarded again this year with quite a show.    

The bumblebees enjoy the nectar 

deep within the colorful flowers.   

I am surprised that the Bridal Veil Spirea has blooms

after the major pruning I did last fall.

The branches had become so heavy

they were spilling into the lawn.

The plants look much better now

but many of the cascades of white flowers

were sacrificed for this season.

A few weeks ago I shared photos of the white trillium

blooming in the wooded area of our yard.

These are some of the same flowers from the earlier post.

The white blooms have become marbled with pink as they age.

Another variety of trillium has now bloomed.
The plant in the center is much taller and has huge leaves.
This plant has a maroon flower. 

This photo has a better image of the maroon color

of this variety of trillium.

I also have a few trillium that are pink.

I don't know the names of the maroon or pink

varieties because I didn't order them from the nursery.

I had ordered only the white flowering plants.

An unexpected but pleasant surprise. 

Thanks for joining me for this garden stroll.

Until next time, live and love well.

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Showy White Trillium

The Spring flowering White Trillium grows wild

in the woodlands of Michigan.

It is a protected plant --

it is illegal to pick or transplant the trillium

growing on public lands without a permit from the state.

The flowers photographed here are growing in

the wooded area of my yard.

The plants were purchased from a nursery and

planted in an environment

that is similar to their natural habitat.

This year, the flowers are blooming

about a month earlier than typical

due to the unusually warm weather

we have been experiencing.

Here are two other varieties of trillium.

The flower buds have emerged but have not yet opened.

Will revisit these blooms during a later post.

Hope you enjoyed this brief glimpse of Spring in Michigan. 

Until next time, live and love well.

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This forum reveals random thoughts and reflections on topics of interest and events impacting the life of the founder of Doll in the Looking Glass.  Our boutique specializes in custom designed dolls that look like your child. We also design toddler and baby dolls that look real using vinyl doll components manufactured in Midland, Michigan USA by Apple Valley Doll Works.  The goal of Doll in the Looking Glass is to delight our customers with our creations.  We would love to create a special doll for you!