lilac | Aussie in France

I have two half-written posts that I don’t seem to be able to find time to finish so I thought I’d share some of our spring photos with you in the meantime. Those you follow Loire Daily Photo will already have seen some of them.

Pansies last right through winter and are stunning at the moment

Lily-of-the-valley, which has lots of little bells and smells devine

This lilac is opposite our front gate. You can see yellow daisies on the left that our neighbour gave us. They multiply every year! The yellow shrub is kerria japonica.

These are the flowers on the horse chestnut trees further along our street

Viburnum flowers start out a pale green then suddenly become bright white.

Lilac in a bouquet in the kitchen. This is the most common colour. It also comes in dark purple and white.

Coming from North Queensland, I have remained amorous of spring flowers ever since I saw my first field of buttercups back in 1975 in the south of France. These are photos taken recently in the Blois and when we travelled back from the Basque Coast. I had never seen flax (linen) in bloom and had no idea it was lavendar. I’m amazed in fact at how many spring flowers are lavendar, white and yellow. I’m not sure of all the names – maybe more knowledgeable readers can fill in the gaps.

Wisteria on our house in Blois — Wisteria at Closerie Falaiseau in Blois

Bellflowers in my little wood in Blois — Spanish Bluebells (Hyacinthoides histpanica) in my little wood in Blois

Ornamental broom in our little wood in Blois

Unknown shrub in our garden in Blois — Guelder rose (or snowball bush – Viburnum opulus) in our front garden in Blois

Simple white daisies — What I thought were daisies but which are really Greater Stitchwort (Stellaria holostea), in the same family as carnations

Speedwell or veronica which, surprisingly, is a bulb — A yellow daisy that’s a bulb but I don’t know it’s name – ostensibly véronique in French

Medlar in our little wood - the fruit are a great favourite with deer — Medlar in our little wood – the fruit are a great favourite with deer

The unknown shrub before blooming, keria japonica and lilac — Guelder roses before blooming, keria japonica and lilac

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