One: a longtime friend, Vinca…..
Two, Three, Four: newly planted garden friends, Columbine and Clematis…..
And Five: my most tenacious "friend," Dandelion….
Wishing everyone a bloomin’ weekend!
17 thoughts on “Friday Five: The Blooming Edition”
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Tracy Abell 
The vinca is especially pretty. I’m well acquainted with #5! Thanks for the photos.
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If only the vinca could drive away the dandelions. At least to their own little corner of the yard. I don’t like being anti-plant but those little buggers are almost as invasive as humans!
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Nice pictures! My vinca is almost as stalwart as the dandelions, so appreciated for that. An the rampant lily of the valley. I replanted just a bit on the edges of the lawn and it makes me happy growing like crazy.
Also, dug a small columbine when a nearby road was getting paved a few years ago. Now it’s kind of taking over. But the hummingbirds are happy, so I’m happy.
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Your columbine is taking over? This is my first try with them (wait, I tried planting seeds last spring but they never took) so I’m looking forward to butterflies and hummingbirds.
Glad your vinca is robust!
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Nice pictures! My vinca is almost as stalwart as the dandelions, so appreciated for that. An the rampant lily of the valley. I replanted just a bit on the edges of the lawn and it makes me happy growing like crazy.
Also, dug a small columbine when a nearby road was getting paved a few years ago. Now it’s kind of taking over. But the hummingbirds are happy, so I’m happy.
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Lovely!
Around here vinca is a weed to get rid of fast! 🙂
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Why is vinca a weed in California? It doesn’t seem particularly invasive here. Believe me, everything invasive has invaded my yard; I have many, many, many species of weeds. Many!
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Given ideal growing conditions, it will eventually take over the world. I think CA is pretty ideal for it.
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Wow. That’s quite an image: a vinca-covered planet. 🙂
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HA HA HA. A lovely thought.
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You laugh. I’ve shoved so much food in my pie hole today I could easily cover the planet in another day or two.
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Lovely!
Around here vinca is a weed to get rid of fast! 🙂
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Your columbine is taking over? This is my first try with them (wait, I tried planting seeds last spring but they never took) so I’m looking forward to butterflies and hummingbirds.
Glad your vinca is robust!
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Given ideal growing conditions, it will eventually take over the world. I think CA is pretty ideal for it.
🙂
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Gorgeous, Tracy!
It’s hard to be mad at dandelions, when they are so cheerful and bright.
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You’re so right about the dandelions. They were introduced here as an ornament for a reason. They’re downright perky!
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Gorgeous, Tracy!
It’s hard to be mad at dandelions, when they are so cheerful and bright.
🙂
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