Many of the Tall bearded iris are showing stalks, mostly those in the front yard. Only one Siberian Iris showing bloom stalks, my early blooming China Spring. Dutch Iris are also showing bloom stalks. It is early for The TB iris stalks but then it has been that kind of spring.

I just planted the FRUIT PUNCH Poppy plants I received the other day from Graceful Gardens. I bought some last year but they had not bloomed so really looking forward to blooms this year.

Copper Queen today.











Here they are in some pictures from further away.

Those are nice. All of my daffs are done already. I didn't know that there were later blooming ones.

There are definately ones that bloom late plus also ones that bloom early. Plus I have found that anything planted the fall before blooms about two weeks later than they will in following years. And those pictured were just planted last fall. Then there seem to be micro climates in my yard were the daffs start earlier and ones were they start late. So it all makes for a nice long season.

Oh it definitely does. That's great.

Spring shrubs blooming. Pictures taken yesterday as it is raining today and I am staying inside.



Wysteria


Purple Azalea


Red Azalea


Cherry Laurel


ARNOLDS RED Shrub Honeysuckle

Rita do you prune your wisteria to keep it in a shrub form or is it climbing on sonething?

It is small with a single trunk that goes up about 5 feet high and then just a nest of branches up top to make it look like a dwarf tree. It does send out runners from near the base all summer which have to be prunned off. Not climbing or suppored by anything.

Rita, your Copper Queens are gorgeous! And the shrubs -- WOWSER! Truly beautiful!

Thanks for the info, was just curious I didn't know they came as standards.

Thanks. Spring really is colorful around here with all the blooming.

Beautiful Rita. Absolutely beautiful. All of them.
Now I know the name of the Cherry Laurel. Have seen these plants
and wondered what they were. Thanks so much for sharing.
Don't you just love flowering shrubs?
First time I've seen the shrub honeysuckle. Love that one too.

The cherry laurel is just an evergreen shrub most of the year but each spring it blooms like crazy.

Good to know, very good to know. I'm needing to replace some overgrown ones,
and want to choose something different for the front of the house. The choice
is difficult, because I want shrubs that do not require trimming. I haven't noticed
the cherry laurel being trimmed where I have seen it growing.

Rita, your shrubs are fabulous, so colorful, must be quite a show at your place.

Thanks! I have a lot of Azaleas and all sorts of flowering crabapples and lots and lots of other stuff. So it really does look nice as things bloom in the spring,

Rita - I am amazed at all the color in your garden. You have done a fantastic job.

Absolutely, she has!

Thanks! I really have tried to have lots of color going in the garden at most times. Of course spring is a very good time what with the fact that the treees and shrubs all bloom.

Right now wood hyaciths are blooming now in the southside rose garden. I have roses, lilies, and spring bulbs in there.






Can't forget the daffs. This is daffodil MERLIN near the pond in the front yard.






Now some tulips blooming. This lovely double is UNCLE TOM. Just looks amazing to me. So full and the color is wonderful!









I have some orange tulips. This is PRINSES IRENE.




And another double tulip. This one is ORANGE PRINCESS.