Spring has Sprung

Spring is the best season in the south. It's short and sweet, but absolutely gorgeous!  I took these photos a few days ago, very early in the morning.



This is a camellia called 'Nuccio's Gem'.  I took this photo without the flash. I love the saturated color.



This is the same flower, but I used the flash this time. I love the detail the flash brings out.



A Loropetalum in full bloom.



This graceful blossom belongs to Magnolia stellata 'Waterlily'.




Old fashioned common lilacs don't grow well here, but there are some lilacs that will. This is Syringa meyeri 'Palibin'.
The fragrance is lovely, but it doesn't hold a candle to the common lilac.





This cool plant is a Viburnum macrocephalum, sometimes called a snowball bush. These heads get to be 8 to 12 inches
 across when all the flowers open. Some people think they look like hydrangeas.