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Easter Time Break

March 21, 2008 By Carol Michel 32 Comments

Spring did not skip over my garden today! She arrived with sunny skies and seasonable temperatures and brought with her more crocus blooms.

The days of the first crocus, just a month or so past, are fast disappearing in the rear view mirror.

Anticipated events of spring are now more clearly in focus before us.

Everyday, there is a new bloom in the garden and a new task to be done.

Within a matter of days, I will be mowing the lawn again, picking daffodils to bring indoors, and marveling at how yellow a forsythia bloom really is.

I already have this bright yellow in the garden.My first lone little Iris danfordiae has plenty of company now.

And nearby is the color blue.I smile every day when I see these Iris reticulata ‘Clairette’ blooming in my front garden.

Now it’s time to buy violas and pansies to put in some containers on my front porch. It’s time to celebrate spring in the garden with a full-fledged GADS attack before I get down to some serious spring garden renovations.

And with the observance of the Easter Triduum from Holy Thursday through Easter Sunday, it’s a good time to take a break from daily blogging. I’ll return on Monday morning with a special guest post.

See the land, her Easter keeping,
Rises as her Maker rose.
Seeds, so long in darkness sleeping,
Burst at last from winter snows.
Earth with heaven above rejoices…

~Charles Kingsley

Have a Happy Spring and a Happy Easter!

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: bulbs, holidays

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  1. Melanie Chopay says

    March 21, 2008 at 3:15 am

    Ok, Carol, now I need to get some Iris too. Being a garden blogger is getting to be very expensive! Dave has me making cuttings all over my garden, you have me planting vegetables, and now iris too!

    Happy Spring 🙂

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  2. Kerri says

    March 21, 2008 at 3:21 am

    Happy spring and a very happy Easter to you too Carol.
    You were lucky to have spring arrive with sunny skies and seasonable temps. It felt most unspringy here with a wintery mix of sleet, snow showers and a cold wind. Ugh!
    Nevermind…we’ll see those blooms before long…surely!

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  3. Annie in Austin says

    March 21, 2008 at 3:23 am

    The little iris are even more charming in groups! Happy Easter to you, Carol! And I hope the only Rabbit you see over the weekend is the Easter Bunny.

    Annie at the Transplantable Rose

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  4. growingagardenindavis says

    March 21, 2008 at 4:48 am

    Your garden is just about laughing out loud now! Have a wonderful weekend and a blessed Easter celebration.

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  5. Frances, says

    March 21, 2008 at 9:51 am

    Happy Easter to you and yours, Carol. Your garden looks to be in full swing and the first mowing of the year means the page has turned. The iris dandies are on my list for the bulb order.
    Frances

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  6. Carol Michel says

    March 21, 2008 at 11:37 am

    Melanie, Yes, we use free tools on the Internet to blog, but then we get all these good ideas from each other and spend more in our gardens!

    Kerri, I feel for you, snow in the spring is no fun. We may see some snow flurries here later tonight or tomorrow, but it shouldn’t amount to anything.

    Annie in Austin, Thanks and I hope I only see the Easter bunny, too. He’s always welcome at May Dreams Gardens. My nieces and nephews count on him to leave a lot of goodies in the backyard for a big egg hunt.

    Leslie, Thank you!

    Frances, You will love those little “iris dandies” more in person in your own garden.

    Thanks all for the kind comments!
    Carol, May Dreams Gardens

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  7. kjohnson says

    March 21, 2008 at 12:02 pm

    Have a Happy Easter! Too!

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  8. Sherry at the Zoo says

    March 21, 2008 at 12:24 pm

    Ummm..are you REALLY going to stay away from cyberspace until MONDAY??? REALLY?? TRULY??? I just can’t imagine not having a new post to read each morning! I’m curious who your guest blogger is…the fairies? The rabbits? Did you get a kitten finally? Is it from the beautiful Victoria?
    Inquiring minds would like to know….

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  9. Lisa at Greenbow says

    March 21, 2008 at 12:41 pm

    You leave us with colorful thoughts of spring Carol. Enjoy your Easter Holiday. We will look forward to reports of all the excitement of Spring.

    Happy Easter and Spring to you too.

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  10. Meems says

    March 21, 2008 at 12:43 pm

    Carol, You are right the iris you post for Spring is much different than the iris I featured. Both beautiful… well they have to be… they are flowers! I admit I’m partial to the purple though.

    Have a VERY happy and blessed Easter – will look forward to your guest blogger.
    Meems @ Hoe&Shovel

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  11. Kathy says

    March 21, 2008 at 1:04 pm

    Sherry, she already told you who her guest blogger is: Susan Wittig Albert. May I whine with Kerri? All the lovely patches of sodden brown lawn are now buried under snow again here, too. Waaaah, waaaah. Okay, I’m not whining, I’m crying like a baby! Those photos of crocus and iris are what it should look like at Easter.

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  12. Diana says

    March 21, 2008 at 1:44 pm

    There are sprinkles of Spring all over your garden, Carol, what a lovely sight. The irises are so beautiful — thanks for sharing and have a restful holiday. Happy Easter to you and yours.

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  13. Rose says

    March 21, 2008 at 6:52 pm

    Carol, With no blooms here in Illinois yet, I am enjoying yours. Yesterday’s post with the video from Jeopardy was hilarious, and then I clicked on the link to today to GADS–I wasn’t into blogging in January, so this was a new one to me. I enjoy all your posts, but especially the humorous ones.
    A blessed Easter to you, too.

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  14. Mr. McGregor's Daughter says

    March 21, 2008 at 8:25 pm

    Happy Easter! It’s snowing so hard & heavy here that for the 1st time ever I couldn’t get to Good Friday services. I hope this misses you & you can still get to mowing your lawn this week.

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  15. Gail says

    March 21, 2008 at 8:29 pm

    Your garden looks lovely in it’s pastel holiday outfit. Did you get a new dress when you were little..Purples, pinks, yellows and light blues.

    Have a good weekend, see you on Monday.

    gail

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  16. Ewa says

    March 21, 2008 at 10:59 pm

    Your garden looks very very spring 🙂
    Happy Easter Carol!

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  17. Mary says

    March 22, 2008 at 1:58 am

    Lawn mowers have been humming for two weeks now :o)

    Have a wonderful Easter holiday, Carol.

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  18. Unknown says

    March 22, 2008 at 2:15 am

    Man… every time I see your delightful little Dutch iris, I kick myself for not buying some in the fall. Remind me to remedy that in October, will you?! 🙂

    Happy Spring, and Happy Easter!

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  19. Robin's Nesting Place says

    March 22, 2008 at 7:13 am

    Carol, looking at your blooms makes me feel that I must be living WAY farther north than you. Still nothing here but the two crocuses. I can’t believe the difference.

    Happy Easter!

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  20. Katarina says

    March 22, 2008 at 7:26 am

    Your garden looks very spring-like and pretty now – the irises are lovely!
    Up here, we have snow for the first time – my plants aren’t too h appy…
    Happy Easter! /Katarina

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  21. Anonymous says

    March 22, 2008 at 11:04 am

    Yea spring! I’m glad you have a good showing of cheery flowers. But not too many! I wouldn’t want you to have any regrets about what you’ll miss when you come to the Spring Fling. 😉

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  22. Dawn says

    March 22, 2008 at 6:51 pm

    Happy Easter, Carol! What a happy grouping of Iris danfordiae. Spring is definitely here. I love the poem your shared at the end of your entry.

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  23. Carol Soules says

    March 23, 2008 at 12:54 am

    Happy easter Carol! I love those yellow iris…. so cheery.
    “See” you Monday.
    Carol

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  24. Shady Gardener says

    March 23, 2008 at 3:10 am

    Happy Easter, Carol! Have a very special weekend. I’ve posted my GBS blog. 🙂

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  25. Anonymous says

    March 23, 2008 at 12:44 pm

    I really enjoyed this post. Nice photographs with your post today.

    Easter greetings from Abraham Lincoln in Brookville, Ohio.

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  26. Lia says

    March 23, 2008 at 7:18 pm

    I wish you a Happy Easter!

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  27. OldRoses says

    March 24, 2008 at 12:03 am

    I tried planting Iris reticulata a couple of falls ago. The (expletive deleted) squirrels got every single bulb!

    My GBBC post is now up. I’m early for the virtual meeting for once.

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  28. Shady Gardener says

    March 24, 2008 at 2:11 am

    Carol. Yes. I posted on GBBD on the 15th, as I was supposed to do! I meant my latest post (Easter) to be for Green Thumb Sunday! (Can you tell I was up way toooooo late last night? Sorry. But, thanks for your visit, and your patience! 😉

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  29. Anonymous says

    March 24, 2008 at 4:19 am

    I’m longing to do all of the spring tasks you’ve mentioned and of course to see my own crocus’ and iris. Unfortunately, Spring hasn’t truly arrived in my area yet. My garden is buried under a couple feet of snow still!

    Enjoy your spring flowers and tasks. Happy Easter too!

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  30. chuck b. says

    March 24, 2008 at 4:38 am

    Is that a winter mulch? Do you have to put that down every year?

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  31. The Diva says

    March 24, 2008 at 1:05 pm

    Hi Carol,

    Happy Easter and Holy Week. We had a lovely service yesterday, and Bill’s family descended upon me too. Hope your Easter was full of peace.~~Dee

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  32. LostRoses says

    March 25, 2008 at 4:00 am

    Oh Carol, how do you do it? I’ve just perused a bunch of your posts trying to get caught up and your enthusiasm and unbounded energy just make me tired! But somebody has to nag and scold or I’d never get started in the garden. Maybe tomorrow after work.

    Happy Easter!

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