In honour of the snow storm that didn’t happen this week, today we celebrate the colour white in the garden.
Did you know that in general white and pale flowers are more strongly scented than their darker counterparts? I guess that is why I so enjoy the white apple blossoms, white lilacs and most especially the white blooms of our Hawthorn Grove every spring. White is abundant in my garden in spring and again when the hydrangeas first bloom, before they take on their pinker hues. I wonder however if I should add a moon garden — something I can see from our bedroom patio perhaps? Yes, there is always something to ponder when gardening.
![white-2011-bloodroot perennial bloodroot in bloom](https://everchanginggarden.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/white-2011-bloodroot-1.jpg)
Some native bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis.
![white-2011-serviceberry Amalanchier serviceberry](https://everchanginggarden.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/white-2011-serviceberry-1.jpg)
White spring blooms of one of four Amelanchier serviceberry.
![white-2011-crab-apple-flowers Malus Sugar Tyme](https://everchanginggarden.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/white-2011-crab-apple-flowers-1.jpg)
Malus 'Sugar Tyme' blooms start out pink opening to fragrant white blossoms.
![white-2011-crab-apple-bloom Malus Sugar Tyme blooms](https://everchanginggarden.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/white-2011-crab-apple-bloom-1.jpg)
Crab apple 'Sugar Tyme' blossom.
![white-2011-grefshiem Spirea Grefshiem](https://everchanginggarden.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/white-2011-grefshiem-1.jpg)
Grefshiem spirea is a lot like Bridal Wreath spirea but blooms earlier and is much smaller.
![white-2011-hawthorn-grove Hawthorn grove](https://everchanginggarden.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/white-2011-hawthorn-grove-1.jpg)
The fragrant white theme continues with the blooms from the Hawthorn Grove.
![white-2011-hawthorn-blooms White Hawthorn bloom](https://everchanginggarden.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/white-2011-hawthorn-blooms-1.jpg)
Pure white hawthorn blossoms.
![white-2011-sweet-woodruff Sweet woodruff](https://everchanginggarden.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/white-2011-sweet-woodruff-1.jpg)
Sweet woodruff in the woodland garden.
![white-2011-peonies peonies](https://everchanginggarden.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/white-2011-peonies-1.jpg)
White peonies contrast with variegated hasta.
![white-2011-shasta-viburnum Doublefile Viburnum Shasta](https://everchanginggarden.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/white-2011-shasta-viburnum-1.jpg)
Doublefile viburnum 'Shasta' provides white blooms in June.
![white-2011-lamium lamium](https://everchanginggarden.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/white-2011-lamium-1.jpg)
Silver white foliage of white lamium.
![white-2011-annabelle-hydrangea Annabelle hydrangea](https://everchanginggarden.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/white-2011-annabelle-hydrangea-1.jpg)
Annabelle hydrangea.
![white-2011-little-lamb-hydrangea Little Lamb Hydrangea](https://everchanginggarden.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/white-2011-little-lamb-hydrangea-1.jpg)
Recently added Hydrangea 'Little Lamb' brighten up the edges of the woodland garden in summer.
![white-2011-hydrangea-quick-fire Hydrangea paniculata Quick Fire](https://everchanginggarden.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/white-2011-hydrangea-quick-fire-1.jpg)
Even Hydrangea paniculata 'Quick Fire' starts out white before the blooms turn a deep rich pink.
![white-2011-garlic garlic bulbs](https://everchanginggarden.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/white-2011-garlic-1.jpg)
The vegetable garden provides some white in the form of these drying garlic bulbs.
![white-2011-snow snow sculpture](https://everchanginggarden.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/white-2011-snow-1.jpg)
But alas, winter does return so we are always lucky to find some periodic winter sculptures to hold us until summer returns.
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