The freesias in our east front yard planter have produced gorgeous blooms every year since I planted them.

They always produce a gorgeous display before Easter.

With almost normal rainfall, the salvia in our backyard exploded with flowers for returning hummingbirds. No butterflies or bees yet.

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Around Thanksgiving, my daughter planted ranunculus corms in the front yard.

I wanted a striking show of bright red flowers for New Year’s.

Nothing doing.

It’s now almost Spring, and at last the ranunculi are thinking about blooming.

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A geranium blooming in the eastern side yard of my home in coastal Southern California:

A vivid red cyclamen in the flower bed in front of my living room window: