Spring flowers make us know that spring is really really here. And yesterday was a red letter day in my garden. Or maybe I should say a white calla day. The flower Katherine Hepburn called "The flower suitable for any occasion" produced the first of many I will see as spring arrives. Even through the hot New Orleans summer, the calla soldiers on. I have mine in semi-shade which seems to be where they do best. I often use them as aquatic plants, but again, put them in the shade. They do not do at all well in the sun. I find that most broadleaf plants like a bit of shade to do their best.
And the plant for which the Gulf Coast area is famous, the azalea: It pays its rent in the spring. Imagine gardens filled with these and you know why the shrub makes us smile.
I took these photos yesterday morning, March 8th, 2012. Amazing, aren't they?
