Hardy Red Amaryllis/Hippeastrum × johnsonii

Even after being moved, these are getting better each year.

Happy Birthday auger from Lee Valley Tools makes quick work of planting seedlings, bulbs, and such.

Clematis 'Etoile Violette'

The world is a beautiful place when the clematis bloom.

Clematis Collection

Ingmarie's Clematis

Peonies

Laden with rainwater, my peonies usually get bent to the ground. I cut them for indoor bouquets to enjoy them longer. 

Clematis

are the loveliest flowering vines.

Hydrangea 'Forever and Ever' Peppermint

The blooms are huge on a tiny new plant.

Hydrangea Garden

Calibrachoa and Pelargonium

I have a lot of red this year.

Roses

are blooming everywhere.

In Memory

Johnnie Frank Russell

1925-2008

Daylily

They are not blooming yet. I had to mark them so lawn maintenance would not mow them down. 

Foxglove

Shrub in a Tub

Calico Oranda

Miranda the oranda is our new pet.

Wild Turkey

One lone turkey may mean there is a nest nearby.

Peony

Peony Slideshow

Tree Peony Slideshow

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Clematis

pictured is actually a lot deeper purple.

Celebrate

Mother's Day

photo courtesy of Roger Black

Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking outside your body.    Elizabeth Stone

Roger is painfree and functional and cooked my breakfast this morning. Life is good.

Foxglove Spires

This foxglove seeded itself.

Petunia

Even at night it's quite a delight.

Ummm! Spinach and bacon quiche! Let's eat.

Eastern Box Turtle

The eastern box turtle is out and about.

May apple/Podophyllum peltatum

is spread by box turtles.

Nova/FirstFlower

Pink Gerbera Daisy

Gerbera daisy is perennial here.

Ballet

Rhododendrons

are great under deciduous trees for their large foliage isn't covered by leaves in fall as smaller leaved azaleas.

Lots of wild things to see when you live next to the woods. This time it was a bobcat that came through our yard. It wasn't much bigger than a house cat. I just watched instead of going for the camera.

More Iris

Tall Bearded Iris

Each year 

a different  variety

blooms first.