Spring blooms May 2014

Norway maples are a pain. Native ones are better although they will still produce shade where you don't want it.

I have many iris that are blooming now

forgot the names for the above

Red velvet jacket
Noid
Brimstone
Noid
Downtown Brown

Some other iris
Rust Magnificance
Pink Attraction
Pep Rally
Vitafire
Grateful Red

Nice! Don't you love that time when the garden can fill with iris blossoms?

So beautiful! I love all the bloom pictures! It's so fun to do a garden walk every day to see what's blooming! I have soooo many purple iris...I've got to expand and get some of the beauties you all have! Wonderful color!

The Siberian irises are blooming now.

Most of my iris are finished....just waiting for Japanese & spuria to bloom.....loved the Red jacket iris...here's one in bloom... I have no idea where it came from or what it is, but it's highly scented & I love it....

I have a million iris from co-ops and trades last year, but only a handful bloomed. I was hoping to see more of the new ones, but I just have to wait another year or two :-(

The ones that did do it are wonderful! Marilyn, if you remember the name of your grandmother's luminous yellow, please let me know. And your yummy grape bloomed this weekend, but I didn't get a good picture of it.

More blooms: Topeka Garnet, Geum Totally Tangerine and noid lily, more peonies, yellow Geranium, the new Silver Moon Clemaits with Thalictrum Black Stockings.

Pam, the yellow heritage iris is called Alice Harding Cayeux.....the yellow I posted is the newbie....don't know where it came from but I love it!

Thank you! I love it, it's nice have the name.

You're most welcome...enjoy the iris.......all mine have petered out....waiting for the Japanese & spuria ones to start blooming.....

Late summer blooms......agapanthus, zinnias, Calif. poppies, dahlias.....

There were 4 blanks on your post, but when I 'enlarged' the photos were there until I was about to do the dahlia & suddenly all 4 photos blossomed.

nice marilyn

Pretty, pretty!

Lovely!! I just enjoy zinnias so much

Thanks, all....more dahlias are opening every day....I cut 3 this morning while on puppy potty break....

Marilyn, do you store the bulbs over the winter, or start with fresh ones every year?

I start fresh, Pam.....I've tried so many ways to keep them over the winter....in peat, in the fridge, in wax.....the best was in one of our 'milder' winters, they survived wrapped in damp newspaper in a nest of plastic buckets in my unheated garage......It's easier to buy new ones!

I did mine up - dry them out a bit - put them in a plastic grocery bag and stick the in a box. no problems.

Well, I can give it another try, I suppose, Bill.....

a few summer pictures

dahlia's

the last one was a surprise gift from hank and louise when the visited the end of last summer - looking real good!!

great flowers

Love the dahlias, Bill, & the JMs that keep a red color.....I'm really pleased with Cindy....it stays a nice deep purple all summer....

looks nice marilyn - need to plant out my cindy - the tree not the wife:)

that "red" one starts yellow/chartreuse in spring, then green and a slow turn to red through the summer/fall

Yes, Cindy should be planted....you'll enjoy her! Your JM gives great color for 3 seasons.....that's what I need....

Had to run out and confirm the name of that one - SoaShika

Thanks, Bill!

Ebb Tide rose happy after the rain.....Some Double Click cosmos....

So nice to see the happy gardens! In my case, there's always next year!

Next year is my mantra!

Spring blooms are long gone, but many fall ones remain.....dahlias continue to be the beauties in the garden....I picked a few yesterday....