So when I recently attended the
Garden Bloggers Fling I got to meet Carol, the godmother of Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day. She has a cute illustration of a Victorian woman pushing a lawn mower
on her website and, because I am a dolt, my brain filed this away literally. I pictured her as an older woman with flowing gray hair. She wears pantaloons and she carries a wicker basket to collect flowers.
In reality, Carol is a modern woman who wears pants and rocks a blond pixie cut. I tell you this in case you were similarly confused.
And you know what? I just looked at that photo again and it's not a Victorian woman. It's like an English woman, maybe turn of the century? It's a wonder I'm gainfully employed.
Anyway, it's so bloomy right now! This could take a while.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57hUi3U4O8y_4pLvRmzotbHYV2byuMJgoAw9F6JXwkHz_qP97Ls30jhStLqHtG4I8_KoAkTNXQe0hV5yqHkmBGp1u6-FwSMqbSOktYVdLPV9-GlYhWlXbK3MHVvi3Zxl4eHBzaAgH_h62/s640/IMG_8657.jpg) |
Phacelia viscida |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhDqQnvS7-JoOlEKM0crxcjXZYpQ6kUnnmnxbfLut4kPCtmwtBXA7eKVcxif_fIzBhzukLc-0sLzQro8OI25EDZCHyfUITo1_7pa7UPGZkKCcQz6vTVseL7m-yVHpeWrBo1O98wLJafk4/s640/IMG_8674.jpg) |
Lonicera brownii 'Dropmore Scarlet' |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikUdxirX7heaG30PzhUPR_YC9wix9FZgsTO2qm7z6PYsHI2NEAWgWB_RK26uLj0hYsHKFICdI8MdDrxBPG-TtUtbJWKPmwsUjE-t1zYxGGZXq_Gn66hfF-9DxR5FInGHWljFsc5daNN4RG/s640/IMG_8685.jpg) |
Echium wildpretii |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjguywlZc3g1063fFU9fhdPpNs3zln1mpxPfXm4eslx2YeTIbPhxGdhOyeOXYA_W-59AY3war3TMqn6kMtIfZfO9jRs26bOqRnSNB55_1FWOxSwuzNL4Ni_5BfDSK7qvUYBViHL_Rch8n8o/s640/IMG_8694.jpg) |
Stipa gigantea |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio75vZNLnjvnW-jwDHSc8pk_n_bVhkbYW8LtP2kifRugRVdo6t5rjbXPYORhjbRl7DQHZg78Fx9Qa3Eaxwr5ajOtSIBUzYO594Jj4kj0mwkxDqzUflFL7e2OKAyWGht0uETdFkcQwuxjBI/s640/IMG_8700.jpg) |
Oxalis oregana |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmmn9Trv-aJK4FtspVCT8Wk2iKCwTdXF_6N1jWZvp1Rh11JIyw8maihQo_e5HYqQZTPx-38qjR9c8SL4T6eZwJ1nOP8ZVdxRbfH5u-mvIeKkFCHknTIpGnW0Fjhd1H4sHE3S1tat5JrpP/s640/IMG_8707.jpg) |
Calamagrostis foliosa |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZGK-f9bPJwRzBtmGrudjj3QilFJCBSaZF3oTAOQlCsvNVdIHjipb0_pY_CnGsL53pZ5AxIBS7OtHTrSawOPhj0hQPP-5asDVWoQ9S75hkGnfZG-dFTWGCH6rhudVz3cXipvsNYcs1qOE/s640/IMG_8712.jpg) |
Festuca amethystina 'Superba' |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OssCzfg1TmCzeJH8wmfk3WrktgqXDihHOB-Pd6Sv4PIJFKeuaqwjCGX7qY7H9Sq5oqfkx0BjOzXXYON0Xlqy0muEZJ-CqKZefjoyBcfDgpFntr_UOcRRE1LJjcsHc5YkJTug-g6mVs4r/s640/IMG_8716.jpg) |
Allium schubertii |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdORIETcGjbLvLKYDSn-kH5FQ4Ar2O71wUdV_Lgfg0TzvFccohyphenhyphenisUAQ48ARL5AhWCulZg1WRfp3BWBj9qf1DGw-6jT1VD0bJwSASBzBZln3sws_FrrfOiNakZexWi237vDDU7YctnVneB/s640/IMG_8718.jpg) |
Syringa patula 'Miss Kim' |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZT2V2ppIVjA0lP6pvg0nI3_IjOFqmeTtQEwhwdHWKH6RygJlTPGiOtbFeQAYIdhYGxRUKsiGLpi9H2ZxSuCIvf8lesQMag_UpewEriuGId97qmG-3t3DzTQe0ECXBBuhJhH2_hUa8nMR4/s640/IMG_8720.jpg) |
Allium 'Purple Sensation' |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkbIzDFSWthegEiQTc6xCJIzRYrChJNZDI6UgW2KgA4GPROlXjg9ZMcVGWL3IB607rs4tM5l6DdDDjAvCPx-spNhZ00TdTMGYFeqBYxZ9ZY7NTk6nUmvDk1zhnW5X-pP4PMkq89OyvkC_/s640/IMG_8721.jpg) |
Salvia nemerosa 'Caradonna' |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKQ8u_1NNk3eUuFoYBL_VTbmy06fabDUCeAtOT0MvrNMjc9qRdUGbsdOECpZaUcdlKnOpwYbz03ltdjIjMeJJp-sqCOibLJ6c28mM7L8yEyVxcOlb3HSoLd85UGGZSaN6O_nWEzYrDLr0/s640/IMG_8725.jpg) |
Stipa gigantea 'Little Giant' |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-zu9VfzCWq0W0qe3v7kHmX1dOsSTG2W6aWrMTKERFBMIatkhmO-pzFvBrcXhZ5bDO5X687ylnQBB-Z35rbGbCgj-lrb6BE4oZLDI4zlQqWEoi6OPLirq4mTGTfgtiC3_GNZsRvZo6mi-/s640/IMG_8727.jpg) |
Camassia leichtlinii semiplena |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9w1XGGIf9xWSctkng6maRMMxmFsCs_xEJQvmHF6NyvQjvNL_MIzCvxWydpFogkBY46ykH43Vp-uidePXFyWaapDyP-rRJGkqxbcLq_JNEgihRsah1Id9G-mwlpR6sgjAVxKOlJuYnRdKN/s640/IMG_8730.jpg) |
Lewisia cotyledon |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNM3yXpn_t5HKHodaHbWNO0EnyoOkjIu5n078CCGbGBcI6MqDL2J36JWK_kT8yV0f8r45PaiRGgWPcS5yRlQ8Tx23SOebJFo7gR5Jvlon1K-1UpTfhmcTdiRlzMic1gbetPeGg6-96PLZX/s640/IMG_8731.jpg) |
Lewisia cotyledon 'White Splendor' |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWp3zF7tW7cwW4vzNpbpha0pd8r8PeYv4_RNLWO3KcdyXdoNmO_NKOxZ891J-sM5oT8TLalVTJHFvo8s_yGcf6nskhksrZOJcgXu9vVae698YGJT_9CYMFR9fhQlvbUgBeJZaDvuY7b5a9/s640/IMG_8734.jpg) |
Rhazya orientalis |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi88kXp9iJnUTj_irIrqKSCVvwe3NHr0ntHIyNkIDM55SUOT-Seez9PAgaZGok9LD2TfO_s79EnZYYzfwOkRQaw3mis0DNamBMatTDBpeG-xHPxDCOZaxYvhPyJoSoNn0jDtKMrwvhRxbFP/s640/IMG_8737.jpg) |
Parahebe perfoliata |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofS0n7T1ch7hv0q0-w2gdokdBi1ocGAkczReWPXTVXAmRx2DFx2lZMBs1SPh455rI0Qae44PfO_t1zABFma9HRicUHXo9y5r3hk3bOlAg0QDjqT74p4sTkw2kkwi8CG9brKkMNNLkGbaU/s640/IMG_8739.jpg) |
Dierama pulcherrimum |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktJFzy0KYHMSsnOQqp8Bisz8jphjQAgIaWCNTPuFK82EHMRuprdhJB3DNSVRRtqONxGQrNSVzt8JyzE4s2G6AU0FKGJhRQx1tJiYJiOcGIY4pfsGcqSdzRz8IydyNCtxZmJwML1LvgDfV/s640/IMG_8741.jpg) |
Phlomis russeliana |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcLX-NehiB85Ibq7AjRMA90kDoBsOClUE-WPtJWBMsVpHqzf7fy4YK-yOldBXH2ptmZE0Asns4VdATEIj0b2kTRKJoVzu8BhCTN7Gqcw-5Mrc8ZBWYZ8dI2EXKsX1yycWnIteS1g-nwifC/s640/IMG_8746.jpg) |
Amsonia hubrichtii |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12ujeVAUaNd-aJ7L8201Kj4meZdWzF4dmoU25Q04WQiOPHQLXtQHysMXQ7dyy9HJmIHWQK4G0hbiiyHfkvnUO-6_Zw_tD-MKeEAsJk_HHICRgmNygmou-8T-7OgU1SH_FrWSK6pI31wIZ/s640/IMG_8748.jpg) |
Geranium macrorrhizum |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-JruJay7NfOqIE74oGVqzId_uHDVDUNBxyhjLcazXVHZ4f_3Yg_01YO-uTL0PJGKATSVTdTMYva0jT-fd9PDxiziCfxRJfr_9IMzRylY56bGjvNyX_B_b3dP0ghaIY1nGQo1yTeOJbR_/s640/IMG_8752.jpg) |
Arctostaphylos 'John Dourley' |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rxdkbtY3PBSVNx96H3q-AUtdPrZuqXm5G34j_Cd9OGnyRE_RDQxy1vzPeiB4yulbsgjYLi0_KKtFwQzyZSLOWtU1pGpjPHybALx5ztRCztDGSPv11eDlTxVYRAPeeVXmUhwP3YmZMFCL/s640/IMG_8754.jpg) |
Spiraea betulifolia var. lucida |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAXAQzYDQOLzR6QvSz7DD6_9_PtB0nCyIG2J1W6XK5i-NRYFMlIuum6ss87vOJjK22cjQa-6e-zCIKGcFs9yEGtgUf3sGmSv-EoAEoV6WeY1D0Wkuepces5SVAT7slRK9bvhw9vwfbPK-/s640/IMG_8503.jpg) |
Fuchsia speciosa |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAGimi2PKWChh8wcXH9hyJAD3gydqLs04TaJyLzeioio5uc6so-XqL84woswZzk4dcVQ5zFc9AEAU7m3k70rc_YNm55tU7COio6B_sjP7S34NeLh_qECw5gq-z4a19CRtzGYV7zakjD6Ws/s640/IMG_8504.jpg) |
Podophyllum pleianthum |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5zGjzvLvpHNcXJRnj9EkLytq7Gz_GVU5eG9GXLCQMxEYP7MVHPIAtUGEtXK-MG8FYtvWUHZByjMr6rVT96_hLnowCwCOx45k0PU5mdI1_kH5n5dJIZrzutfcntSVazudM4Umq4cpr8NX/s640/IMG_8542.jpg) |
Salvia 'Skyscraper' |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibui-XhsrIv9565BlgMuu87Pwraa1haknF7waOdI955WbHIalP6hnXFJF-EsKoL3wpFxeE2YwySv1HJQXgvFSGMt20v6OJBCnMRPA_hncm0FgMZab5XNzV8vejxFUFU_VKj3tbLhRxl7-i/s640/IMG_8547.jpg) |
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ZufageHE0wELvtxrjKeVFUUYB2aOJrNaOHAiSt0ZCVW_K7_H333y-v6yVZChWsnRWm9U1au6DG8LO0SL9dJj_opUUtq3tsOvZaGIXRQ6X_pmaDivQVl3XLgk9qUHbCsJYTTAZPyPwfjF/s640/IMG_8557.jpg) |
Cuphea x 'Strybing Sunset' |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRv4TkbQgkVxUfeGV_HuhuvVhdQcdMhPFDS3k3wmYsMgJEqmvYytvRO5V9ypF3ZmIwHpvOuxqXXSP47fZsLqNtodJzV9W6K5_N7HPRPym0XqerZQh4wVC6ceHvrAGAbHktZPk1Ygxm6vo/s640/IMG_8650.jpg) |
Cerinthe purpurascens |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSLo9kfRXuquwRWEDNdAXN1nQ3XUrP1Mo6YYWzQJr02hFTdFc1sV0Fjj_NncbAB3tOfBkHdyuX-m12zXEsLY2AIshf-SsTtdgF01FYcuAFmUBRtD-GDNmTLYY2cxJqCe3skaHSfmKrsRK/s640/IMG_8566.jpg) |
Bletilla striata |
Whew, we made it! Thanks again to our host,
Carol, who is neither a Victorian, nor a Dowager Countess, who maintains her idyllic manor with a push mower and a snarky aside.
No comments:
Post a Comment