Another view of the bed approaching our home

Beautiful lilies! I planted my first lilies this past year. I can't wait to see how they do this season!

Your vibrant blue pot... do you plant something in there or use it as a stand for something...? I could just envision a gazing ball resting on the top!

Stargazer lily and Limelight hydrangea

I just use that blue vase as an accent. It is a vase that flowers came in from a greenhouse. I love blue accents in the garden.

I'll end the garden tour with a section of my large front bed. It is kind of L shaped so hard to photograph all at once. Some sections look better at different times than others. Join me again with coffee mug in hand and we'll stoll around the yard and check out this summer's beds.
Veronica

Veronica

I will be joining you now and then Indy. Wonderful pictures. I might switch from David to Mount Fuji after seeing that amazing display. Thanks so much for sharing with us.

Teri

Veronica, Beautiful garden. I really like the mix of colors in all your flower beds

Beautiful

Thank you for coming to the Show us you gardens (please!) forum. There is such variety here.

I love your Baptisia.

Thank you! So do I. I was trying to get one to die. Clipped it off last year but looks like it is determined. Now I want to keep it since it is one of the plants of the year for 2010.
Last year I had lots of seedlings and pulled them up. Cmail me this summer if you would like one. I could send it if they reseed this year.
Veronica

Mine are new and didnt bloom last summer. I hope to see blooms this spring.But thanks for the offer.

You know the saying about perennials First they sleep then they creep and then they leap. Good luck! You should get bloom this year and then next year they should be better. I have had mine a few years so don't remember exactly.

Yes, "patience" is the operative word when dealing with perennials. They're definitely worth the wait.

LOVE love love it! I love the look of those perennial bed that sort of 'hug' the lawns, out in the middle of the sunshine. Things like that just struggle along in my area. My favorite is those beautiful tall iris, against the backdrop of the pale green field. That is just lovely! And the iris look so strong. I know that doesn't mean much to you, probably you take that for granted. But I really have to baby my iris because of all the trees. I love them, but sometimes they do not do well for me for very many years.

I would love to see a close photo of your arbor. What is growing on that?

You're right in that we all have different situations we have to deal with and we do take our own for granted. But isn't it fun to see all the variety in this wonderful land we call home. On my arbor (which DH and I constructed out of old landscaping timbers) I have a New Dawn rose and a jackmanni clem on one side and a porcelain berry vine on the other. I also have a Etoille Violette clem that I need to get a picture of this year. As I said I really need to hone my photography skills.
Veronica

Cant quite get in the moode today.
Blizzars all day accum.16 inches.
I am so glad I took pictures of the garden last year.
Solace on a day like this.

Thought I'd show a few iris this morning as I feeling 'springy'

Here's a yellow

really pretty Thanks for a longer view of the plant