The last time I mentioned my plum trees here, I didn’t include a photo of the whole garden, even though I’d taken quite a few. They just didn’t convey what I was seeing. Then a storm moved in and we got drenching rains. It turns out that when the plants are well watered, at the same time that they are leafing out, they start to glow. This special condition is most noticeable when the clouds are blocking most of the sun.
Even though there aren’t many flowers — other than plum — blooming in the back garden, all the different leaf hues and textures add up to a colorful early-spring show.
I’m really grateful to those of you who told me in the comments that you don’t get tired of garden pictures. You encouraged me to keep trying, to look for new angles and views of the “same ol'” plants.
For anyone who is wondering, I’ll tell you what plants are creating the most colorful contrasts right now: Along the back fence, the tall dark reddish bushes are dodonaea, or hopbush; the flowering trees are Elephant Heart plums; the small bushes with new, tiny orange leaves are dwarf pomegranates; the cropped blue-gray bushes along the path are lavender; the pale green swath in front of the plum tree is nigella or Love-in-a-Mist; and olive trees are growing in the big white pots.
In these views you can’t see all the weeds that are also springing up, and with the continuing rains I know there will be more of those to keep up with. But let’s not think about work just yet. There’s a fire in the wood stove, and it’s the season for watching from inside my cozy house as the the cold wind blows outside, making a wild moving picture of my glorious garden.
Gladsome Lights 
Thank you for showing us more of your lovely garden!
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Yes, let’s not mention weeds yet. 🙂 Are those lemons I see? How nice that you know the names of the lovelies growing and glowing in your garden.
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Yes, those are lemons! I’ve been wondering what I will do with all of them, my biggest crop ever, and then I realized that I will need a few cups of lemon juice for a big meal I am cooking this month, so I’m glad they are right there in my own garden.
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And it is indeed a glorious garden!!!😘Sent from my iPhone
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I like your lovely garden with its various shades of green and just a bit of early colour. Thank you for sharing it💚💚💚💚💚
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What a magnificent garden!
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That glow is quite magical, isn’t it?
Love all the textures and colors you’ve designed in your garden. Thanks for the names of things. Your climate is quite different from mine, but I still enjoy seeing what others grow.
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I’ve always enjoyed your garden photos, but I especially enjoyed this wider view of things. And that lemon tree! What a blessing that is. I love lemon in everything from main dishes to desserts to drink; I’d be in heaven with that tree at hand!
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Such a well-tended place. And such variety!
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It’s hard to see the weeds from that distance 😉
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😀
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Oh Gretchen, it is fantastic! And I am simply swooning over your lemon tree. Biggest sigh ever!
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