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Reminder: Do NOT link in until after your post is up.
2. Add your Name and the Permalink to your post (NOT your general blog address) in “Mr. Linky”. For help with permalink see HERE.
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In spring, after a long winter, nothing is more welcome than colorful flowers. With a wide range of sizes, colors, textures and shapes to choose from, no garden should be without at least one spring blooming shrub.
Pinkshell Azalea
Forsythia
Witchhazel
Pussy Willow
Bridal-Wreath Spiraea
PJM Rhododendrons
Flowering quince
Common Lilac
Don’t forget to visit other Outdoor Wednesday participants by clicking on their links. Check back later to make certain you visit all the Outdoor Wednesday participants.
HERE ARE THIS WEEK’S PARTICIPANTS:
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Wow! Not only excitement for the eyes, but the nose as well! Lovely!
ReplyDeleteOh what a beautiful Spring display you have for us today. So lovely. I've noticed that Mr. Linky is acting weird today. I hope he repairs himself and perseveres :0)
ReplyDeleteSpring is one of my favorite times of year and your pictures show one of the reasons why. Love them!
ReplyDeleteI LOVED all the beautiful bushes. I don't think I've ever seen Witchhazel.
ReplyDeleteYour photos are beautiful! Thanks for letting me participate this week!
ReplyDeleteLove all the pictures! I have never seen witchhazel before and I miss the azaleas. And who doesn't love a bunch of pussy willows to decorate in the springtime with!?!
ReplyDeletei LOVE witchhazel...why don't i have one of those!? i really need to make a trip to the nursery soon.
ReplyDeletemy spirea is the prettiest i've ever seen it.
yay.
your pics are great.
have a wonderful wednesday.
chasity
Susan they are all just stunning!
ReplyDeleteHow are you my friend? I haven't heard from you in forever...I
do hope you are feeling okay these days.
~Take Care, ~Melissa :)
Oh I didn't know that. I knew something was different with you. You're a good DIL.
ReplyDeleteHave a blessed week. ~Melissa ;)
Beautiful pictures Susan! Loved the witchhazel, I've never seen it before.
ReplyDeleteI posted my link on Mr Linky. ☺ Diane
Susan .. I love it! I've never seen Witchhazel either.. or maybe I have an mistook it for Forsythia. I wish I had a pussy willow growing in my yard.. I get cracked up everytime I see one.. a girlfriend sent me a huge bouqet of them when I had a hysterectomy years ago as a joke.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
Hugs,
Debbie
Hi Susan,
ReplyDeleteI loved all of them , but if I had to choose it would be the Lilac as it was simply beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
Sue
Susan, your photos are beautiful. Thank you for making this event possible.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos. I, too, don't believe I've ever seen witch hazel. I've greatly enjoyed these photos. Thanks for sharing them. You're right, all gardens should have at least one spring blooming shrub!
ReplyDeleteSusan-
ReplyDeleteeverything looks beautiful!! The lilac is gorgeous :-)
Lisa
What a wonderful array of spring finery! I think I like the delicate, spidery witch hazel the best.
ReplyDeleteTink *~*~*
Supper in the Sanibel Surf
wow. I love your blogs! half of those are new to me - I've never seen witchhazel before, or spiraea or flowering quince... lilacs are my favorite ever. They remind me of summers on Cape Cod, my mom would "borrow" them and then place them in a big blue pitcher my aunt had thrown on her pottery wheel and they would smell lovely...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers! The lilacs are very pretty!
ReplyDeleteSandra
Tbese are all gorgeous. I love the lilacs, but the witchhazel is really pretty, I don't think I've every seen it before (except in those brown pharmacy bottles lol). Thanks again for hosting this fun event. Kathy
ReplyDeletewell... I've run around and visited all your links - I'll have to put up something tomorrow ... maybe pictures of the golf tournament. I heard the fireworks going off just now, they must have started...
ReplyDeleteHi Susan, your pictures are lovely....so colorful and full of spring joy!!!
ReplyDeleteBarb
I love the lilac and the spiraea! I think I definitely need some! Beautiful...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures!!
ReplyDeleteSome of the prettiest shrubs have funny names! It doesn't seem like any Lilac could be called common, does it? You featured some real beauties.
ReplyDeleteKathy b
I love the flowers and bushes. My lilac bush is just starting to bloom and it smells delicious!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous flowers!...Christine
ReplyDeleteLovely flowers. I so enjoy your colourful outdoor posts each week! Thanks for hosting Outdoor Wednesday :)
ReplyDeleteBeautful Spring flowers!
ReplyDeleteAs always, thanks for a great party.
Lovely pictures! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteIsn’t it lovely to see everything in bloom. I feel like it is passing by so quickly. Spring has come in a rush and seems to be departing before my eyes. Maybe it has been the rain that makes it seem so. I’d like it to last just a bit longer. I enjoyed all your delightful spring photos.
ReplyDeleteKate
Beautiful lilacs... I miss growing those...
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy I remembered to post tonight...
~Rainey~
Susan, your photos are gorgeous.....and I like the border around them too! Thank you for hosting Outdoor Wednesday...have a lovely one in your beautiful area.
ReplyDeleteA bright and beautiful post of gorgeous flora.
ReplyDeleteOur lilacs are also in bloom! Usually we are weeks behind the pack:)
Thank you~
Beth~♥
LOVE all your flowers!!! ENJOY your day! Fifi
ReplyDeleteSusan, these pictures are so pretty. I'm so glad to see flowers blooming at last. Are you feeling any better? Thank you for hosting O.W. laurie
ReplyDeleteHi Susan, I'm not sure if I'm linking my page correctly. Help! Thanks. Mumzie
ReplyDeleteSusan,
ReplyDeleteI love your flowers. I always enjoy seeing what grows in GA. Actually does anything not grow in GA. I was thinking about you this week and hope you are feeling better.
Happy Wednesday.
Maryrose
~Hi~
ReplyDeleteI think your blog should win a blue ribbon this week. Oh such lovely flowers you have posted. It makes my heart sing just to look at the witchhazel, the Bridal-Wreath Spiraea, and the lilacs. Each plant seems to be at their peak performance. By the way, I appreciate all the time and effort you spend on Outdoor Wednesday. Take care of yourself.
Joyce M
Dear Susan, I hope you are feeling in the pink right now, and that Spring has bathed you in it's beautiful comfort. Your pictures are wonderful, and I just want to say thanks for all your effort in continuing to host this special day.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful flowers !
ReplyDeleteAlfazema
Hi Susan,
ReplyDeleteHappy Outdoor Wednesday.
Thank you for sharing all of those wonderful images of the different blooming shrubs.
They are all very beautiful but my favorite will always be the lilac.
Have a wonderful Day,
Tam
Good morning Susan, your flowers are beautiful. You are great at knowing the names of everything. I am still learning about flowers that I couldn't grow in FL. Just experiencing spring is still new to me. I'm 'lovin' it!!!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful day.
Hugs...Jeanne
Susan, I just adore forsythia! That's my favorite for spring arrangements. Just WONDERFUL!
ReplyDeleteXO,
Sheila :-)
Great choices! We've planted Forsythia and Butterfly Bush at the new house. I hope they'll both be big enough to bloom next Spring.
ReplyDeleteMama Bear
Beautiful photos, Susan!!
ReplyDeleteJ'adore the lilac plant...looks beautiful and smells great! Happy OW to you Ms. Susan! You have a long list of participants to visit today :)
ReplyDelete-marie
Beautiful photos!!
ReplyDeleteSuch a feast for the eyes - are they all growing in your yard?
ReplyDeleteSusan, These photos are amazing. I wish we could go for a stroll in your garden together. I bet it smells wonderful!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Terrie
I miss you!
I just LOVE spring flowering shrubs... and right now can look out my window at one of the lilacs here, in full bloom. It's finally spring!
ReplyDeletethanks for gorgeous pictures... lovely eye candy!
Cass
They are all my favorites! Well when it comes to flowers, all are loved by me! I long to have a Pussy Willow plant! I love the lilac bush too, and wish I had one growing! They are so beautiful! Thanks, for the note, about missing me, made my day!
ReplyDeleteAre these all from your garden?? Wonderful photos!!
ReplyDeleteI simply adore flowers, thank you so much for your warm welcome to Outdoor Wednesdays!!
Wow.. Susan, your flowers are beautiful!! I have never seen a Witchhazel... very unusual. I have posted my new flowering plants that my husband bought for me... have a fun day. Baba
ReplyDeleteIsn't springtime just incredibly beautiful? After a winter's retreat, everything is so lush and fresh. How can you not enjoy being outdoors with all that Mother Nature has created?
ReplyDeleteHappy Twirls
Hi Susan...I like your outdoor Wednesday posts...your pictures are so beautiful...love the lilac...I thought I'd give it a try... hoping I did everything right...this is my first time.
ReplyDeleteOops! I just discovered that there is already a "Shirley" on linky...guess I should have made my name different. Can that be edited? If so, how? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful spring blooming shrubs. Sadly for me, the ice storm and other winter weather blighted my rhododendrons. So I'll be missing the lovely blooms I enjoyed last year.
ReplyDeleteoh! what happened to the links? I wanted to add mine (now that I've done it)
ReplyDeleteGreat flower pictures !
ReplyDeleteHi
ReplyDeletejust sat down with a coffe to start visiting outdoor wednedayers - love all yours
oh and I did link to your blog on my posting for outdoor wednesay, so sorry it didn't underline on the link, it *is there, just a rollover one, I would hate for you to think that I wouldn't do that!
anyhooo, just about to make it a bit more obvious
cheers and thanks for hosting
sarah
ABeachCottage
FINALLY! that Mr. Linky is a tricky guy...
ReplyDeleteAll those flowers are just beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteHope you are feeling better, Susan!