So many pretty photos here. Here are more orchids in my sunroom.
Flowers in the garden
Candee, looking great! What is the carpet of flowers under the tree peony? Your Azlaea is going to look goreous when it finally blooms!
Lovely orchids again Sally!
It was sunny here theis morning so I got a couple of pics, but there is less and less flowers everyday now! Boooo!
Aechmea gamosepala (bromeliad, very common, but makes a good filler between the more spectacular ones!)
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Sue that is phlox under the tree peony. Love the colors in that Aechmea, kind of fuschia looking.
Sally, those orchids are "to die for" - How do you manage to have some many that are sooooo healthy? That must take a ton of time?
Candee
WoW, What a treat! Lots of flowers to look at..... Beauti ful!!
Sue, Thanks for the pruning advise, will do that, its on my list of jobs to do! Sorry I've no idea of the same of that Yukka, it's been in that planter a good few years, maybe 5! I was thinking maybe I should put the Grevillea in the ground? It's in a chimney pot, never expected it to get so big! Like your pink brom, lovely colour.
Sally, your Clerodendrum is so unusual and such a pretty colour, love the orchids too!
Karma, It's a Hebe, hasn't flowered yet this year, usually end of May.
Candee, Lovely garden flowers. Where did they come from? It seems like last week there wasn't much in bloom!
It looks like a beautiful garden, with so much to see. Lovingly tended and beautiful. the little pine cone babies are so cute! You have WAYYYYYY more flowering than me.
So glad we are getting to see all your flowers everywhere everyone ! for a whole season ... still so much to look forward to! Nothing new happening here, only rain!
WOW, what a pretty bromiliad!
Candee, I stay busy with our orchid's (most are my hubby's,) my African Violets, our yard outside and it is worth it. I love to be surrounded by flowers. I have a little doggie and Parrotlet that keep me busy too.
Candee, your garden looks amazing. Sally. . .love your orchids, esp the pink one in the last picture. What kind is that? Terri, your hebes always catches my eye. Love it.
This is the only decent pic I could get of one of my flower beds. The others are full of weeds. Does anyone know how to get rid of dollar weed? It's creeping up everywhere in the yard!
Here is blue plumbago among blue girl roses.
Pretty, Karma! I can't remember the name of that hanging orchid. It is HUGE! We love it.
I haven't heard of dollar weed, sorry Karma! Lovely Plumbago and roses.
I don't know Terri, I started gardens a few years ago and seems there is nothing and then it all comes almost at once. Weeds not too much problem I have used enough round up over the years to kill all but the nastiest of weeds. Not sure what to do with the dollar weed, will have to research. Thanks, it is coming together this spring! Will post more later of the blooms.
Very nice plumbago Traci, looks good in that spot very spring colors.
Dappled Willow, ever heard of it? Has a lovely light pink tail on the leaves.
Here is a bit of a close up of the tail.
Such a pretty plant, I haven't heard of it. I imagine it would be beautiful used in a spring wedding bouquet..
Love the pink tails! Thanks candee.
More things blooming every day. Here is the cytissus (flowering broom)
The bush itself.
What a lovely bush. Do the stems make good cut flowers? What variety of cytisus is yours and how tall does it get? The variety that I am used to seeing is the common scotch broom which is really invasive.
Welcome soilsandup, nice to have you. First, the stems make great cut flowers - I just used a few in the "theme tulip time" that Terri started some time ago before I had any tulips.
Second, not invasive at all, it has a single trunk which drives me nuts because it just won't stay upright. Even after all these years I have it tied to the deck rail and a stake driven into the ground for anchor as I believe they must be shallow rooted. I believe it is the cytisus scoparius but believe me it has not spread anywhere, it does get quite top heavy so the railing is a helpful support.
We used to have one next to it until this spring, had the same problem as it kept uprooting and didn't look good in early spring so we pulled it out and got rid of it. I am really sorry as it was the one that got the purple petals.
I'd say they are/were about 5' tall and they have/had been there 7 or so years. Like I say the yellow one above is still thriving and beautiful today and about 5' in height about 4' wide at top spread and a single trunk.
Here is a photo of the burgundy one that I lost, or got rid of.
Lovely broom Candee! shame you don't have the other one anymore.
Hi soilsandup and welcome!
Ceanothus, Califonian Lilac, has started to flower.
another view....
Aquileja
cornflower
Geum
Last one for now, Aquileja. Nice to see new flowers everyday, the forget me nots are still going strong!
Lovely Terri, I have never seen the Aquileja in that color in the last one, brilliant shades for such a tiny beauty. Are they what I call columbine? Will have to look it up.
I wondered as well about the cornflower, is that what I call bachelor button? Another to research. At any rate great to see so many blooms and it is still so early!
Thanks Candee, Yes they are Columbine, or old granny bonnets! Funny how we have different names for the flowers!
The cornflower I saw in Traci's garden are the annuals that she called bachelor buttons. The one in my garden is a perennial cornflower.
My bachelor buttons are perennials - actually have tried to kill them off in the garden because they are so invasive, but a few are nice to have around. Never heard them called old granny bonnets, but quite appropriate.
Three granny's bonnents today!
Darling bonnets you have there. Here is one of mine from yesterday, before the rain came.
Here is the white tree peony in full bloom, this is what I made your little parfait with!
Big fluff, this is just one huge bloom, they are about 5" in diameter and so frilly.
MAGNIFICO! Your Peony is spectacular Candee!
You have a different variety of old Granny's bonnets, what a beauty! and such a lovely colour.
Thanks for sharing your garden, it's so nice to see what you have flowering.
Oh so pretty bonnets. I only have the one and it is growing amongst my foxtail lilies. Would like to move it, but it is intertwined so will likely have to remain where it is.
I never noticed how ruffled the edges were until I took that macro pic?
I have some new bulbs to put in the garden, pineapple lillies. Has anyone grown them before?
Some new plants to go in the garden.....
Pyrethum sp? chives, lupins and more bulbs.
miniature roses to put in somewhere.
Jacobs ladder starting to make new growth.
Never heard of pineapple lilies, keep me posted please!
2 yellow roses have opened today, they smell lovely.
Cornflower....
pink Thrift (dont know the real name)! and cornflowers
Candee and Terri - thanks for the welcome to this forum. I'll have to keep an eye out for a cytisus scoparius. The majority of the plants in my yard is chosen for their potential to be used as cut flowers. Don't have any recent photos, but here is one of my tree peony that I took last month.
