Blooms, Blooms and A Fern (That I Couldn’t Resist)

Blooms, blooms everywhere today out in the garden. And I haven’t even put them all up today on this post. I thought I’ll save some for another day. But I had to add the fern.  Oh I know, it’s not a bloom but it has the movement and dance today.

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25 thoughts on “Blooms, Blooms and A Fern (That I Couldn’t Resist)

  1. Gayle Madwin says:

    I love Douglas’ meadowfoam, but I had never heard it called “fried egg plant” until now. Your fern photo is gorgeous. And what an iris you have there!

  2. Helen at Summerhouse says:

    Hi Gayle, Actually you are the first to tell me the proper name for this plant, which self seeds every year for us and since we’ve redone the front garden it’s really spread. I’ve just looked it up and it’s also called Poached Egg flower, although I’ve only ever heard Fried Egg myself. As for the Iris, I especially love the interior shading in mauve. I’m always in awe of the amazing “decoration” of flowers and this one is worth studying.

  3. A Garden of Threads says:

    Yes, fern does have dance today, lovely. Your garden if beautiful. I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

  4. Scattered Gardener says:

    We call it poached egg plant, isn’t it cheery? And your little yellow iceland poppies, they self seed wonderfully on my London clay. Happy bloomday, thanks for sharing your wonderful pics.

  5. Helen at Summerhouse says:

    Hello Scattered Gardener, Thank you for your visit, and isn’t it fun how many names a little flower can have? Yesterday I found it’s real name is Meadowfoam. Personally, I think poached egg or fried works well. We’re real fans of poppies here too.

  6. Meredith says:

    Helen, what a delight it must be to wander in your garden just now! The lavender and curly ferns and chive blossoms totally charmed me, and I’ve never even seen a “fried-egg plant” before. Cute!

  7. Amy F says:

    The sunny orange poppies and lavender flowers are such a great contrast. You’ve got some really wonderful blooms in your garden.

  8. Elephant's Eye says:

    Could always send your dancing fern to Pam at Digging for her Foliage Followup meme. I am used to the shepherd’s crozier look, but not the dancing spirals!

  9. Helen at Summerhouse says:

    Hi Meredith, Apparently in Britain they’re called Poached Egg, but here in Canada, I’ve only heard them called Fried Egg. We used to only have the tiniest patch of them, but since we redid this bed they’ve spread a lot. Maybe even too much….but they don’t last long and they are cute.

  10. jodi (bloomingwriter) says:

    A feast for the eyes, Helen! You’re so way far ahead of my garden, but we share a few of the same plants, and both love ferns (my ostrich ferns are just nicely unfurling right now). This is such a great time of year.

  11. debsgarden says:

    That fern does look like its dancing! What beautiful blooms. I have some lavender also, and I am beside myself because it looks like it is going to bloom and not die, at least not yet. Lavender doesn’t like my climate or soil, but I keep trying as I love it so. My provence lavender plants are in a raised bed and pots of imported soil, so I am hopeful.

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