Springing Forward

It's the first week of Spring, and the season has not been shy in its arrival. Just last week the Lenkin Gardens were still sleeping through a chilly and damp winter, with mainly the narcissus awakening early. But with a sudden heat wave with temps in the 80s, the gardens have burst into amazing floral scents, colors, and textures.

We've been really busy with the projects here at the studio, but it's hard to resist taking a break to shoot some beautiful blooms here.


Scilla peruviana beginning to bloom


Double white flowering peach tree, Prunus persica 'Icicle' has exploded with beautiful flowers.




Beautiful bright orange blooms from Clivia miniata


Aeonium tabuliforme 's new growth


Just in case you missed it from the left side, here's a right side shot


Words can't even describe how beautiful Flora is and how amazing all of the Jasminum polyanthum smells!


Can you spot the busy bee?


We found him in Arcadia where all of the Wisteria sinensis 'Cooke's Special' is blooming.


Saving the best for last, Americana springtinius (Amy) showing her happy spring time cheer.

Spring Fever

The Lenkin Gardens here are slowly coming to life here as Spring takes off. The bees are buzzing, the hummingbirds are zooming by, and all the flowers are blooming like crazy. We have been slowly taking photos of things blooming here in the gardens and thought to share them up on here.

We had our very first Heather Lenkin rose bloom in the garden and it has been such a joy to watch it come into bloom. The jasmine all over the garden has been in full bloom releasing such amazing sweet scents through out the garden. The other annunals through out the gardens like our ranunculus' are all beginning to pop out and bloom.

An ever greater surprise to this whole spring fever madness is our clematis! We've been watching them closely through the end of winter and into the beginning of spring to see them slowly bud and eventually bloom. Clematis are slightly difficult to grow out here in Southern California's climate, but we've kept careful watch and with all this tender care it's finally paid off.

First Heather Lenkin Rose of Spring
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Ranunculus
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Beautiful Purple
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Geranium Blooms
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Jasmine in full bloom
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Clematis
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Clematis
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Clematis by the door
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Clematis in the morning sun
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Clematis in the afternoon sun
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