Garden Blues

                   Hello everyone,

                     We had some April showers here yesterday,

                     to bring on those May flowers that we look

forward to each year.

                     A tour around the garden yesterday  revealed

                     some spring bulbs poking up in several beds.

                   But moving on with our garden blues theme~

                  Although lupins grow wild here on the Island

            I enjoy having some in the garden as well.

             

                 Not all of my garden blues are plants.

                       The old shed above adds color and interest

all year long.

                                  I love the tall stately spires of these deep

blue delphiniums.

            Each spring I divide my delphiniums and

      move them around the garden.

                                                     The blue forget me nots are so pretty
                                                      in the spring and are a nice filler in
                                                      the beds with spring bulbs.

                                                      I couldn't resist another lupin
                                                      shot with the evening light and
                                                      the peonies in the background.

                                                          I love this french blue color
                                                          in the garden as it gives a nice
                                                          pop of color.

 When I was looking through my

   photos for blues this one jumped

out at me.....sometimes all you

need is a pretty blue tablecloth

and some blue china amid the 

greenery.

Blue six hills giant nepeta in

the background can resemble

lavender from a distance.

I painted the old ladder the same

blue as the arbors above.

                                                         A pretty combo of blue lupins,
                                                         and Thor spirea and a Wine & Roses
                                                           Spirea.

                         I love clematis in the garden and

                          have several varieties. This one is

   Jackmanni superbra.

        Well, I could probably keep you

              here all day singing the garden blues,

             but the sun is shining and it is time to

                 get out in the garden and see what early

    spring clean up chores I can do.

     Thanks for visiting,

                 Carolyn