Your gardens are all so beautiful! Carla, I love your roses. I don't have many spots to put roses here, but I did plant a rugosa in front, hidden among the catmint, which seems to help keep the deer and rabbits away from it, as you say. And I'm trying a little standard rose in back -- an experiment because I don't know if the conditions are good (or if I can keep the deer at bay).
It's so interesting to see when different things bloom in different locations. Though our lilacs and apples blossoms come earlier than in the east, the peonies come out around the same time as yours, Carla. And the roses.
And Janet is several weeks ahead. Daylillies are still in small bud here, and hydrangea are just barely beginning to form flower heads (some varieties).
Warning, photo overload!
Of note: the irises are done now -- the first few photos are from several weeks ago.
#3 = the reason I struggle to grow some things!
The peony bushes are coming into flower now (peony trees are finished).
JAileen: we have peaches, too! #14. I have to watch the little tree carefully and quite a few of the fruit won't make it, but we should get about 8 to 10 beautiful peaches in a few months.
#15-17: I've just planted a few things in the back in front of my office window (where the peach tree also is.) I don't know if anything will grow here -- the soil gets quite compacted in parts of this bed for reasons I'm not sure about, and it's also heavy shade all morning with bright sun in afternoon. Anyway, I'm giving it a go. I improved the soil and tried to pick sensibly so we'll see.
#18-23 -- the back garden now. It's a lot to care for. One reason I'm not on the forum much these days!
#24-28 -- what's going on up on the deck. So far. I found this reproduction Miro for free on the street and took it home.
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