I thought I’d share some photos I snapped recently. The first two photos show the Ballerina rose (a hybrid musk) that is currently in full bloom in my garden. It repeats bloom throughout the summer and the foliage is healthier than my other roses even during summer’s peak heat.
The third photo shows the hills in the late afternoon as seen from my parents’ deck (the vineyard in the foreground belongs to the winery next door to us).
We finally have beautiful weather here (though more rain is due to start Tuesday), so I want to take advantage of the sunshine and go to a nearby nursery to get plants to replace some that died last winter. I didn’t have a chance to plant anything in the garden last spring or summer other…
A few days ago I watched the first flight of a gulf fritillary butterfly (shown above) after it emerged from the chrysalis; I was babysitting it for Nancy and had the fun of watching it emerge. The butterfly took a little while to fly off, flapping and drying its wings before it was ready to…
Here’s a shady corner in my garden where the Japanese maples are happy under the oak trees. The heuchera and geranium Biokovo bloom together, followed by foxglove and other geraniums. The hostas are just coming out. Lady ferns and Western sword ferns offer pretty green foliage too. The viburnum is blooming for the first time…
Last year I mentioned the Russian River Rose Company’s beautiful spring bloom of Kazanlik roses (the rose grown in Bulgaria for perfume oil). If you’d like to try growing one of these perfume roses yourself, you can order bare root shrubs at Richter’s. Before deciding if this bush is right for you, realize it will only…
After nearly continuous rainy days since the start of February, we finally have some sunshine this second week of March and the garden is showing signs of life. The plum tree is almost in full bloom. The blue rosemary flowers along the garden fence are beautiful with the plum tree’s flush of bluish pink. The…
Happy Easter and Passover to those who celebrate! Hope you are enjoying signs of spring in your area and hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend. The last patch of daffodils finished blooming a few weeks ago (photo above). I love all the fresh spring green this time of year. The hills are covered with…
Beautiful snapshots 🙂
Thanks, Lucas!
Beautiful, Laurie! And we are so very blessed to live in these parts!
Yes, absolutely, very lucky! 🙂