It's An Explosion of Color!

I'm joining Cindy's weekly party called Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home today,

with some overflow images from my rose garden this week.

If you love color, stop by Color Carnival for this weeks dose of color!

The first batch was posted for Outdoor Wednesday, if you'd like to check those out also.

This is a no name rose from Lowe's I picked up a couple of years ago

for $2!  Love it and it's huge!  Shown below a couple of days later.

This is 'Playgold' a miniature shrub rose.

'Graham Thomas'

'The Disneyland Rose'

'Evelyn'

'Tequila La Sevillana'

'Helen Hayes'

'Double Delight'

'Butterscotch'

'Gemini'

'Gold Medal'

'Johann Strauss'

'Sunset Celebration'

Thanks for stopping by to stroll through the garden with me!

Happy May Day

I'm joining Chari over at Happy To Design for Sunday Favorites
with a May Day post from 2010


Happy May Day to everyone!

Here's hoping you find something pretty hanging from your front door for May Day.

A metal container with a hanger holds a full bouquet

for a special friend.

Some of my favorite yellow roses fill a folded dinner napkin embellished with ribbons.

Two simple pink rosebuds are nestled in this one, which has a draw string

closure and hanging ribbon.

The roses are from my garden which is exploding with the first flush of blooms.

Pick your favorite and take time to stop and smell the roses.

Happy May Day!


I'm joining Color Carnival again today.
Color is a beautiful thing, join the fun!

Color Carnival: Lavender

Stop by Color Carnival and check out other colorful participants.

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.