Friday, May 30, 2008

Welcome Back!

Finally my wonderful flowers are starting to come back to me one by one. Here are some pictures of my favorite things that come back every year on their own. And a few surprises!
The Amazing Crazy Clematis. Maybe I should have trimmed it back. Ha ha ha. Later in the summer this will get rich purple flowers on it!This is actually my neighbors Iris. Mine are still trying to come up. Hers get more sun. Aren't they Amazing!
This is a surprise! A wild Lupin that grows between my yard and my neighbors yard. We both appreciate it and have agreed just to let it be!
I'm usually not one for plain greens...but I love this plant. It's leaves grow all swirly! It looks like it belongs under the ocean...(at least that's what I think of when I see it) But I'm glad to see it again!
This is a sweet little snapdragon. I don't' think it was suppose to come back ...but here it is!
Last year my pink roses were smothered by a tree and we didn't get to enjoy them. I'm so excited to watch them bloom this year!


Giums!!! I don't know if I spelled that right. But I love my Giums. One moment I noticed they were starting up from the ground again and the next moment they are 3 feet tall and blooming like crazy! It's great! They bloom and bloom and bloom almost all summer. I love having stuff like that to cut and have in the house!
Last summer I planted some pansy seeds. They never took. I thought maybe the ants ate them. Now I have little pansies growing wild all over the area that I put them last year. I think the ants ate some..and then moved some. It was a nice surprise!
Here is a sweet bee enjoying my rhododendrons. My Rhodie's didn't bloom last year and I was almost giggly when I saw them starting to burst with color! They totally make my day. I love looking out the window and seeing their bright faces adorning our yard. I know I sound cheesy...but here in the Northwest we have to eat up spring/summer while it's here!!!
Welcome back sweet Beauties!!!



4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Jenny
Those are all really pretty pictures of your flowers! Great job, the camera works great. But they are not as beautiful as your two other little Beauties! :) Talk soon.
Love, Jacquie

Jen said...

howdy! wow, you certainly do have lots of flowers coming up! i had those tulips, lilacs, some irises but mainly i am planting this year in hopes of late bloomers and next year. your swirly green one looks like a hosta. i planted some baby ones this year and they are tiny so far!
it was nice to chat with you today. more, more please!
love, jen
p.s. i haven't listened to your cd yet. stop being nervous about it!

The Pilgrims said...

Beautiful! You could almost do a book about your garden... and lovely photos w/your new camera too! love, B

Eva said...

Jenny, I love that you love your flowers so much! They really are beautiful. That hosta is amazing, I like hostas a lot and that one looks very healthy and flourishing! Thanks for sharing, Eva