Showing posts with label iris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label iris. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Beautiful blooms on Wednesday!

"If you've never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul by a flower in spring bloom, maybe your soul has never been in bloom." ~Terri Guillemets

I awoke this morning to find that the iris have started blooming! I was so excited, I rushed out to take pictures as the sun was rising. You can see my neighbor's meadow, err, yard, in the background. He hasn't mowed it yet this spring. I think he's making hay or something over there.
A lovely chive flower.

 
Perennial sage, one of my favorites. I think I have about 5 different kinds.
The flag unfurls. When I was a kid, we called them flags. Did you?

 
I was really excited about allium last year and planted about 15 bulbs around the garden.

 
Sweet pink columbine.

A luscious fuschia spiderwort.

And here is something that doesn't belong in this post but I had to share, my Bride of Frankenstein painting created for EHAG's B&W Fright Challenge. I'll be listing her on ebay this week! Isn't she a beauty? 
 
"My spirits were elevated by the enchanting appearance of nature; the past was blotted from my memory, the present was tranquil, and the future gilded by bright rays of hope and anticipations of joy." ~ Mary Shelley

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Summer at Longwood



Took the day off on Monday for a trip to Longwood Gardens. Thought I would share a few pictures...




Got an old stump? I think this is a great idea for a birdbath. Seemed well received by the Longwood bird residents too!



My favorite of Longwood's summer displays are the water lilies - hands down. So many gorgeous dragonflies to look at too.



One of my favorite new flowers (new to me that is) - Throatwort. I think that I am not in the right zone to grow this though. Maybe as an annual?



Another favorite I hadn't heard of before, Showy Hebe. I just adore purples and blues in the garden...





Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson