Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - April 2013

 

 

 

I decided to  join the Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, held by Carol at May Dreams Gardens

 

Actually, Helen introduced me to this monthly event.

She saied,

"Basically, you just take photos of all the plants in your garden in flower on the 15th of every month, or maybe the day before if you want to post on the 15th, that’s what I usually do. It makes a great record to look back on for later, I have been doing it since January 2012 and can now compare what was flowering in my garden last year with this year."

It sounds like fun to me!

 

 

インディアナポリスのキャロルが毎月主催しているGarden Bloggers' Bloom Day というイベントに参加してみることに(^_^)

ロンドンのヘレンが教えてくれたんだけど、なんだか面白そう♪

ルールは簡単。

毎月15日に自分の庭に咲いている花をupするだけ。ヘレンは去年の1月からやってるんだけど、

「いつ何が咲いたか」という記録を残せてとても役に立っているとのこと。

 

ってことで第1回GBBDいってみよー♪

 

 

Okay, here are my first edition of GBBD!

 



 

Apple Mint

 

 

This is the first time to get a shot of Apple Mint by DSLR.　Thanks to the good lense,  I found the new charms in its flowers.

 

アップルミントのお花がこんなに可愛いなんて一眼で撮るまでわからなかった〜



 

 

 

 

Hellebores

 

I have four pots of Hellebores, but two of them didn't produce flowers this year...

 

クリローは4鉢あるけど今年は2つしか咲かなかった。。。

 

  

 

Thunberg spirea

 They are beyond their peak, though. 

 

ユキヤナギは盛りを過ぎちゃったけどね(^^;)

 

 

Biola "Labradorica"

 

Love not only its lovely flowers but heart shaped leaves:)

 

ラブラドリカはお花の可愛らしさもさることながら、❤型の葉っぱも可愛い〜

 

 

Tiarella wherryi  

 

 

 

I don't know the name of...sorry...

 

'Cause this plant grew up at the edge of a pot when I bought some other plant.

I thought it as a weed at that time but it produced lovely flowers:)

It's one of the Japanese traditional plants, I guess.

 

この山野草、何かを買ったに時に鉢の端っこにで生えてたおまけ。。。

名前、なんだっけー?

 

Puschkinia

 

As I planted it later than I did as usual, it flowers at last:)

 

今年は植える時期が遅かったプシキニア。やっと咲いてくれたよ〜♪

 

Vinca Major

 It seems that Vinca's flower season is relatively long. We can enjoy it few more days:)

ツルニチニチソウは花期が長いみたいで、まだ数日楽しめそう(*^_^*)

 

 Snowball

 

Snowball started producing flowers. I like those lime green colored flowers. When its flowers die, Annabel, my favorite hydrangea which has same colored flowers as Snowball willl stard producing flowers. 

 

このスノーボールが枯れるとアナベルが咲き始めるの。

ライム色の花は大スキだから、これからが楽しみな季節♪

 

Japanese traditional  violet

 

My friend, Yuu,  gave it to me last year. When I was handed it over at that time, it had no flowers. But she said, " You must like this flower which is white and tiny." Since then, I've been looking forward to seeing its flower, and finally I did! YES, I love it!!! The size of it is much smaller than I expected, about 1cm or so.  She knew I love those kind of little flowers.

 

These are all about flowering in my garden as of now. Even in early spring, I noticed that there are not many plants.  But I have to say that they would be  appropriate in my narrow balcony:)

 

Thank you, Carol! It's very enjoyable to review my own garden.
And thank you, Hellen! You gave me a chance to join such a good event.

I hope I could post it next month, either:)

 

去年 Yuuさん が「絶対に気に入るよ！」ってプレゼントしてくれたスミレ..｡.:*･ﾟ*

どんなお花が咲くのか1年間心待ちにしてたけど、こんなに可愛いお花が咲くなんて…(*´艸`)

Yuuさん、ありがと！

大事にするね〜

 

今ウチの庭に咲いているお花はこれで終わり。

。。。って、少なっっ！

でも、ウチの狭いベランダにはこの位でちょうどいいのかもね(^^;)

また来月もupできるようにお庭の手入れもがんばろーっと。