Just took a spin around to see what is new and blossomed. All of these pictures are clickable so you can see them full size.
This is my first peony of the year. I bought 3 peony plants a few years ago in a Woman’s Day magazine — two of them blossom every year and the third has never gotten bigger than a foot high and doesn’t blossom. I just love peonies. Can’t say the same for the ants that help them flower.
This is a Siberian Iris (King of Kings, I think. I could be wrong. I’m not very good at remembering the names.) Blossoms beautifully by the front step every year. It gets about 2 feet tall. I have another one out back that is a beautiful purple color, but every year I forget about it until the blossoms are all gone. I think I did it again this year.
This little pink posey I’m sure has a name but I don’t know what it is, or forgot it if I ever knew. It’s a cute little mound of green and pink that just sits beside my step and keeps growing year after year. It was a little bit of a thing when I planted it — about a foot across now, it’s only about 6″ high. I think someone told me that it like concrete so I should plant it by the steps. (That sounds a little bizarre, doesn’t it?)
This is my ten year old bleeding heart. This plant will bloom almost until frost. I’ve never known a bleeding heart to do this, but I think it’s because it’s protected by the house and gets the sun at the end of the day. It was also a little bit of a thing when I put it in. Actually this is the second spot it’s been in. It didn’t do so well at first in another part of the yard, so I moved it. Been doing great ever since.
And this is our crazy doo dah cat, Sadiemae. I call it “Anticipation”. Can you see the nesting box just above her head? I think she’s hoping that a bird will fall out of the nesting box and into her mouth. Always optimistic, that one. The sparrows don’t say much, but I can always tell when she is sitting below the wren’s box because they squawk like the dickens.
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June 9, 2007 at 9:33 am
Beautiful flowers. Before we sold my grandma’s house, my mom and I transplanted her peony plants to our gardens. So our plants are about 35 years old. Mom’s is flourishing and she has beautiful blooms every year. She is the one with a green thumb. Mine are not quite as big and bountiful, but they are still there. I think it is where I have them planted. I plan to transplant them in the fall.
I hope to pass these plants down to my children and keep the legacy alive.
June 9, 2007 at 8:03 pm
Your flowers look great! I’m so envious of your bleeding heart. I’ve heard a few people say that theres bloom all summer, and I’ve never seen one that did. Just the spring blossoms.
I brought a peony up here to the hill when T and I married five years ago. Every year - nothing. This year it is finally going to bloom! I’m out there checking those little buds every day - so excited about it. I wasn’t even sure if I brought pink or white - but can tell now that it is white. They aren’t near ready to open here yet, though.
June 10, 2007 at 8:04 pm
Thanks for sharing your beautiful flowers. I am like Jackie… I only have a spring bleeding heart.
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