71.   Though they are not true dogwoods, their blooms are dogwoodlike, and they are great garden accents.

72.   Three years later, the bloom is off the proverbial rose, and there is evidence that we are reaching the limits of what we are willing to pay.

73.   Unfortunately, not every pretty bloom is safe to eat.

74.   What a payoff those blooms are.

75.   While the saucer magnolia blooms are gone to brown, the tree is making leaves, moving on, not dwelling on spring failures.

76.   Wildflower blooms are decent here, including golden poppies, blue-eyed grass and lupine.

77.   Although only a handful of spring blooms are available outside, visitors can still view colorful indoor shows of hyacinths, lilacs, tulips, and orchids.

78.   Blooms are wide and loose and these often dominate the smaller leaves.

79.   But the bloom was off.

80.   By the time it entered the freeway, the blooms were so heavy the cortege stopped to clear them away.