Garden Photos - Part 18

this stopped me in my tracks walking around the yard today

SUE LOOK.... they are starting to open... can't wait to smell them!!!!

love this basket more and more everyday

Victor is this normal????... not that I am complaining

ity bity sunflowers

happy ring with a friend

if you enlarge this one you might be able to see the dive bomber on the right of the flower

baby allium just starting up

crazy big monkey flower

huge rodie... REALLY starting to bloom... it's the first time since we bought the house... guess the fertilizer i gave it last year worked

yum... 1st one

tubs are working great

more 1sts

aw so little

red zinnia... and the sun tolerant coleus behind

don't make me spell this one .... X

Looks great, Allison! Which red clem is that? It is unusual for the hellebore, but just enjoy! I am amazed at my Blue Light clem. The individual blooms are longer lasting than on any other clem in my garden, and I have many.

Here is jackmanii climbing my lamppost and crape.

Ditch lily.

New growth on crape.

DL Jolyene Nicole getting ready to open.

Joe Pye.

Rudbeckia maxima.

PDD through a foggy lens!

After Midnight.

Different view of the mophead. Don't remember this much color variation in other years.

Along the patio.

Friend at my pond.

Wow. Love the dragonfly.

This beauty just opened today - Light at Dawn

Oh my goodness...I just planted that this spring!!! Now im doing a happy dance, it's so beautiful!! Thank you for posting now i'll wait for my turn! LOL

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Oh, you're gonna love it, Celeste! I have about 6 different japanese irises. This one is the prettiest I think (of the ones I have).

Ville de lyon... don't know if that's red... more towards pink maybe
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/38344/

I cut back the done blooming bleeding heart to see the hellebore better... I am amazed

your mophead is huge... and pretty... patio looks great... fantastic shot of the dragonfly

SoJ - that iris is beautiful

My Hellebore are done with their blooms. Victor, you hydrangeas are spectacular! I'm liking the tub idea and the clematis is amazing!!! Celeste, you are probably right. I have to look harder for the name tag. That is why I left it there, 'cause I'm terrible at names.

Here's a friend in my yard. He was busy eating the bugs. I found it quite interesting - especially watching him eat!

you can just about see the bug in his mouth..

Fantastic photo Anita!!

Anitabryk2, wonderful shots.

Songsofjoy, Love that Jiris and Jmaple. Patti

Great shots, Anita! I could not get my guys to land close by. My shot was using all 12X of the zoom. Tough to get a steady shot.

My other large mophead. This one is more uniform in its blue color.

Callicarpa's teeny flowers opening.

Symphoricarpos 'Amethyst', with its teeny flowers starting. Both of thee last two are grown mainly for the berries.

More lilies.