Our ‘High Hopes’ has burst into full bloom! As I write this, my office is heavy with the scent of ligustrum, bringing memories of childhood and answered prayers. Everything, by my calculation is a month early for our USA 8b zone on the Gulf Coast. My dear husband says that maybe this is not early but normal, since our first two full years here were extra cold and dry. My sincere thanks to Carol at May Dreams Gardens for continuing to host Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, and everyone who participates and inspires.
It’s so clear that you have to cherish everyone. I think that’s what I get from these older black women, that every soul is to be cherished, that every flower Is to bloom. ~ Alice Walker
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- Ligustrum is for me what the rainbow was for Noah.
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- Moved from North Carolina to Oklahoma and now to Alabama, my grandmother’s old garden rose became three. It flourishes, like myself.
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- Verbena, ‘Homestead’
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- Byzantine gladiolus. They pop up in surprising places. Had three orange variety, too.
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- Sorry, have forgotten the name, but it smells lovely and produces all summer.
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- Crinum lily already! I think this is the ‘Milk and Wine’ crinum. Always blooms first.
Curtiss Ann Matlock 
Curtiss Ann, it is so lovely there. We’ve had rain so it’s lovely here too. So green and verdant. We are super fine, but as we talked on the phone, six in Oklahoma died in the tornadoes. Love you.~~Dee
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I’m grateful for our rain, but somehow greedy for more. The past few years of drought here a surprise. I actually watch the sky these days in hope of rain and no storms.
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Oh my gosh! Can I borrow you as resident gardener for this season to get us started? How beautiful! It’s Monday morning, I can think of no better way to start anyone’s day than with your beautiful visuals, so you are my Guest blogger on Napkinwriter today. I’ll send many around the world to your beautiful garden…..here comes the lovin’ Energy! 🙂
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Such beautiful blooms, the roses especially!
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I’m sorry we don’t have “Smell-o-vision’. Your flowers are so beautiful I wish I could smell them, too.
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Good idea! Wonder when someone will come up with that. Although, like music, we must be be able to turn it off. 🙂
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I looked back to last year and 2010. I think last year’s blooms were only days later and 2010 much later which kind of backs up your husband’s theory.
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