Sorry, just overly excited about the succession of blooms we're having- especially since all the rain has put a damper on my vegetable garden. I swear, I'll get back to vegetables soon. And not just artichokes.
How about this blue? I couldn't get a decent shot of this- but it's actually purple and blue right now, and it's stunning! I'm really hoping today's storm doesn't knock it over. This is
Larkspur 'Chorus Violet'.
Coreopsis 'Early Sunrise'
Marigolds....
An occasional Rudbeckia bloom here and there, it's a bit early for them though....
Another
Bachelor Button....
Our first daylily bloom of the year, a yellow one that I don't know the name of.
Jupiter's Beard....
I believe this is Cheiranthus x allionii "Siberian Wallflower". I really need to do a better job at remembering all of the names of my plants.
Watsonia 'Raspberry Delight' (I think?! I have two- and can never remember which is which!)
The Meyer lemon tree is still covered in blooms.......
A Kangaroo Paw is just about to bloom...if my neighbors ivy doesn't smother it to death beforehand.....
Achillea
When we bought our house it had about 100 rose bushes surrounding the whole perimeter. I ripped them all out. This one comes back every year, despite me hacking away at it with a shovel. Because of its persistent nature, I've decided to let it stay, since it seems to be almost as stubborn as me. I don't know what kind it is though.
Oh- thanks to the rain, we still have lettuce! Normally it's bolting at this point from prolonged periods of heat. Since we're experiencing weather we should be having in March, the lettuce gets a longer season.
I think that's all I'll show for now. Guess I should save some of my hodge podge garden to show you next week :)
Sorry, just overly excited about the succession of blooms we're having- especially since all the rain has put a damper on my vegetable garden. I swear, I'll get back to vegetables soon. And not just artichokes.
How about this blue? I couldn't get a decent shot of this- but it's actually purple and blue right now, and it's stunning! I'm really hoping today's storm doesn't knock it over. This is Larkspur 'Chorus Violet'.
Marigolds....
An occasional Rudbeckia bloom here and there, it's a bit early for them though....
Another Bachelor Button....
Our first daylily bloom of the year, a yellow one that I don't know the name of.
Jupiter's Beard....
I believe this is Cheiranthus x allionii "Siberian Wallflower". I really need to do a better job at remembering all of the names of my plants.
Watsonia 'Raspberry Delight' (I think?! I have two- and can never remember which is which!)
The Meyer lemon tree is still covered in blooms.......
A Kangaroo Paw is just about to bloom...if my neighbors ivy doesn't smother it to death beforehand.....
Achillea
When we bought our house it had about 100 rose bushes surrounding the whole perimeter. I ripped them all out. This one comes back every year, despite me hacking away at it with a shovel. Because of its persistent nature, I've decided to let it stay, since it seems to be almost as stubborn as me. I don't know what kind it is though.
Oh- thanks to the rain, we still have lettuce! Normally it's bolting at this point from prolonged periods of heat. Since we're experiencing weather we should be having in March, the lettuce gets a longer season.
I think that's all I'll show for now. Guess I should save some of my hodge podge garden to show you next week :)
Wow, Carri! Your yard is looking absolutely bloomerific!
ReplyDeleteAll this rain has been wonderful. The cool temperatures make it bareable to work out in the garden. Hell is coming.
ReplyDeleteYou have some beautiful flowers in bloom! I have never seen a bachelor's button that looks like that! Mine are the variety that look like they should come from some sort of sci-fi movie ;)
ReplyDeleteOooh - you have lots of good stuff blooming! And I can't remember half of what I have planted either. I note them in my Western Garden Book-which is only helpful if I know what I'm looking for. I need a better system....
ReplyDeleteCarri your blooms are lovely, and that lettuce? To die for! Is that a Romaine variety? Any type I grow always seems to have at least tiny nibbles from some sort of bug or another. Yours looks cookbook illustration worthy. Bravo! I'm so jealous.
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