Saturday, April 4, 2009

April Flowers

With the showers halted for a few days, Seattlites headed for the outdoors. Our son went rock climbing. We're not quite so adventurous. We started the day at a plant sale for the Rhododendron Species Foundation. The plants we bought will wait for tomorrow. Then we toured the rhododendron garden, which is just beginning its two month blooming season. We made a lunch stop at home before heading to an open garden, part of the Northwest Perennial Alliance, of which we are members. Members open their garden to other members, and the early spring season began today. Our final stop was the Bellevue Botanical Garden. Here are just a few of the lovelies we enjoyed today in the sunshine.
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9 comments:

  1. Sylvia KApril 4, 2009 at 9:15 PM

    The are absolutely exquisite! all of them! Wasn't the sun wonderful!!

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  2. Great Grandma LinApril 4, 2009 at 9:31 PM

    beautiful flowers...looks very springy

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  3. KayApril 4, 2009 at 11:35 PM

    I love it! I love it! I can't wait to see it for myself! I'm really looking forward to seeing the gardens in your area. Linda, thank you so much for your help and offers to assist us with our travels. I'll be thinking of you as we drive through the northwest.

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  4. MayaApril 5, 2009 at 6:28 AM

    Lovely! I'm hoping to go see the Cherry blossoms in D.C. today.

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  5. AnonymousApril 5, 2009 at 9:40 PM

    This was lovely as we are headed into bad weather and snow..groan

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  6. MareApril 6, 2009 at 10:16 AM

    To a flower lover, these photos were heaven. I loved them.

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  7. MareApril 6, 2009 at 10:31 AM

    Just went back to read your sister's post at the wedding. Spectacular pictures. And your mom looked beautiful. As did you and your husband. Happy Anniversary!

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  8. AnonymousApril 6, 2009 at 1:13 PM

    So pretty - I really enjoyed this series of photos! Great!

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  9. DaveApril 7, 2009 at 2:27 AM

    Rhodos are beautiful. I really liked the small blue flowers and will shape the picture to use as a desktop picture. - Dave

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