A Brief Tour Of Spring Blooms In My Backyard

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  1. Von Jones

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    I'm tickled by the blooms I'm enjoying this Spring. The fragrance of the phlox and honeysuckle are heavenly.
     
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    They really are nice. It's a nice time of year.
     
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    Nothing smells like summer coming as much as honeysuckle does.

    I recall when my father planted phlox along a drainage ditch in our back yard. It was called "Creeping Charlie."
     
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    Right, John B. When we moved here it was winter and when summer came around all you could smell was honeysuckle that surrounded the house. I thought I would begin to dislike it but no after 24 years I love it still.
     
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    Beautiful, Von! I absolutely love the scent of honeysuckle.
     
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    I would like to have that in my front yard but they call for sun and I don't have a spot for it.
     
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    Beautiful, Von. Have you ever tasted the nectar in honeysuckles?
     
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    Yes and it's sweet. I let my granddaughters have a taste too.
     
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    Don't you pity the poor folks who have never tasted honeysuckle? ;):)
     
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    I'm going to pick some honeysuckle flowers and make me some tea.

     
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