Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Fragrant Spring - Easter Everywhere

Lost in the rain... Anyway this is the most fragrant spring I can remember as well being so gloriously beautiful. The Narcissus bloomed early in winter, then Osmanthus Fragrans and now Wisteria - all these are heavily scented and sometimes their scents mix in the air. Blue Bonnets are blooming now and have a light fragrance surrounding them, and there are other wild flowers that have faint but very amazing scents. Soon there will be Honeysuckle, another heavily scented flower, and then in summer, if enough Petunias come up they will scent the air all around. And yes the Wisteria and Honeysuckle will need some management.







Narcissus and one group of yellow Daffodils


 Osmanthus Fragrans




 Wisteria



 Blue Bonnets





 Grape Hyacinth - these really do smell like grape soda.

There are so many flowers with more or less fragrance. Some very small but so beautiful - Toadflax, Bluettes, Spring Beauties, Blue Eyed Grass. Used to see many Violets but now none for many years.