Spring Fever At Castle Marne B&B

Tired of the cold?  Sit back and enjoy seeing some of the first flowers of spring in the Castle Marne gardens.   Spring will be here sooner than we realize.  

Flowers cared for and tended by Jim Peiker, photographs by Louie Feher-Peiker

Enjoy.

Narcissus

Narcissus |närˈsisəs| Greek Mythologya beautiful youth who rejected the nymph Echo and fell in love with his own reflection in a pool. He pined away and was changed into the flower that bears his name.narcissus |närˈsisəs| |nɑrˈsɪsəs| |nɑːˈsɪsəs|noun ( pl. same, -cissi |-ˈsisī; -sē| |nɑrˈsɪˈsaɪ| |nɑrˈsɪˈsi| |-sʌɪ|, or-cissuses |nɑrˈsɪsəsəz|)a bulbous Eurasian plant of a genus that includes the daffodil, esp. (in gardening) one with flowers that have white or pale outer petals and a shallow orange or yellow cup in the center. • Genus Narcissus,family Liliaceae (or Amaryllidaceae): many species and varieties, in particular N. poeticus.

Daffodil

daffodil |ˈdafəˌdil|nouna bulbous plant that typically bears bright yellow flowers with a longtrumpet-shaped center (corona). 

daffodil

• GenusNarcissus, family Liliaceae (orAmaryllidaceae): several species, in particular the common N. pseudonarcissusand its varieties. See also narcissus 

Climbing Clematis 

clematis |ˈklemətəs; kləˈmatəs|: a climbing plant of the buttercup family that bears white, pink, or purple flowers and feathery seeds. Several kinds are cultivated asornamentals. • Genus Clematis, family Ranunculaceae.

Jim's mother's Iris from her garden many years ago

Pansy: a popular cultivated viola with flowers in rich colors, with bothsummer- and winter-flowering varieties. •Genus Viola, family Violaceae: several species and hybrids, in particular the commonly cultivated.  Do you recognize these from the plates Diane designes every morning for breakfast?  

Iris

Iris |ˈīris| Greek Mythologythe goddess of the rainbow, who acted as a messenger of the gods.iris |ˈīris| |ˈaɪr1s| |ˈʌɪrɪs|noun. 2 a plant with sword-shaped leaves andshowy flowers, typically purple, yellow, or white. Native to both Eurasia and North America, it is widely cultivated as an ornamental. • Genus Iris, family Iridaceae(the iris family): many species and numerous hybrids, including the crested dwarf iris ( I. cristata) and the sweet iris( I. pallida). The iris family also includes thegladioli, crocuses, and freesias. 

Iris and Peonise

Jim's favorite flower, the peony

Can't you almost smell them?

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peony |ˈpēənē|nouna herbaceous or shrubby plant of north temperate regions, which has long been cultivated for its showy flowers. • Genus Paeonia, familyPaeoniaceae.ORIGIN Old English peonie, via Latin from Greek paiōnia, from Paiōn, the name of the physician of the gods.