This Week In My Garden

I'm joining Outdoor Wednesday over at A Southern Daydreamer again this week.
Check out all the beauty Mother Nature has to offer.
I'm also linking to Bloomin' Tuesday over at MsGreen "thumb" Jean
Love color? Jump over to Color Carnival for many doses of great color!


This last week has been a great week in the garden, everything is just bursting
with new growth and beautiful blooms.  We are in the midst of yet another
gentle Spring storm with just enough rain to give the garden the moisture it
needs.  First I'll take you to see some of the roses that are enjoying their first
flush of the new season.


This is my favorite yellow rose, 'Henry Fonda'

My favorite peachy pink rose, 'Norwich Castle'

A soft yellow all nestled in the lower foliage, this is 'Blythe Spirit'

A huge gorgeous deep pink rose, 'Brigadoon'

One of about six climbers in a soft peach called, 'Crepescule'

And as it fades it almost looks like old porcelain.

A yellow climber called, 'Golden Showers'

A pretty slightly floppy blousey white called, 'Penelope'

This vibrant always beautiful rose is 'Rio Samba'

Another pale yellow called 'Gold Cup'

A robust climber called 'Austrian Copper' that was cut down to about 30" a couple
of months ago is in full bud and ready to greet the warmer weather.

This is one of several 'Iceberg' climbers I have along the driveway, it was in full leaf when
we had a cold snap which yellowed the new leaves.  A dose of fertilizer will bring the leaf
color back in no time.

This is a 'Pink Iceberg' covered with big fat buds just itching to burst open.

Moving on to something a little more exotic, this is Melianthos major

sending up its burgandy/red flower stalks.

This is a cutting that I took late last fall and by putting it against a south facing wall
it picked up enough extra sunshine and heat to out distance the mother plant which is in
more shade under the Giant Timber Bamboo. It is a shrub ice plant,  Lampranthus copiosus.

An old garden favorite that both of my grandmothers loved, this is a no name
bearded iris given to me by a gardening friend.

That's it for today, storm clouds are coming in, more next week.