And So It Begins: First Blooms of 2021!

VRS Member Alex Waterhouse-Heyward, a renowned Vancouver photographer and noted blogger, suggested a few years ago that we begin sharing our first blooms of the new season with each other. The idea quickly caught on and we've been doing it every year since.

The 'First Bloom' of the 2021 has just been sent in from Crenagh & David E. in Victoria - and what a beauty it is. Hard to believe it's happened quite so early this year since Metro Vancouver has had such cold weather until this week! 

Of her first bloom this year, Crenagh says: "R. Banksiae lutea...is always our first rose. The first blooms opened at the end of last week." (Note the timestamp on the first photo!)

Thanks so much for sharing with us, Crenagh, and just a reminder to everyone to share your 'first blooms' with all of us!

Keep checking back as we post more 'first blooms' from other members' gardens as the new season blooms on!

You can read about -- and see more photos of -- first bloomers in Alex Waterhouse-Hayward's blog at:

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/06/roses-clematis-hosta-scanned-ii.html 

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/06/single-malt-scotch-rosarians-delights.html 

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/06/roses-clematis-hosta-scanned.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/06/two-gardens-of-earthy-delight.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/06/rose-is-rose-is-rose-is-rose.html 

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/06/tres-alejandras.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2015/06/chapeau-de-napoleon.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/06/purple-haze-fashionable-twice.html 

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2013/06/in-lieu-of-that-readhead.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/06/rosa-constance-spry-happy-man-makes-me.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/06/yellow-she-affords.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/06/sanda-simic-generous-gardener.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/05/a-sepal-petal-and-thorn.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/05/rosa-souvenir-de-malmaison-corn.html 

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2019/05/my-first-rose-of-season-rosa-sericea.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2019/04/the-first-rose-to-bloom-in-our-garden.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2017/05/jacqueline-du-pre-returns-i-smile.htm

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2017/05/rosa-james-mason-all-potential-more.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2008/06/russian-frenchman-canadian-placid.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2013/07/all-that-jazz-lurid-wonderful.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/05/plants-their-faces.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/05/naked-nude-observed.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/05/rosa-benjamin-britten.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/05/dr-huey-makes-house-calls.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/05/accuracy-then-beauty.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/05/leander-is-back-to-heros-welcome.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2007/04/rosa-agnes-john-tuytle-vandusen-plant.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/05/gertrude-jekyll.html