Christmas Notebook

I’ve been sick this week and spent more than two days in a recliner. Didn’t get back outside to take pictures of the garden until today. But this morning was beautiful, so I enjoyed being able to get outside. I also spent some time on the east porch. Am reading Thomas Merton’s The Seven Storey Mountain which has been fascinating. I may head back out for more of that in a little while…

Here are some pictures from this morning. The lilacs are at their peak.

Old purple lilacs from the family farm.

Lilac ‘Sensation’

Lilac ‘Charles Joly’

The redbud blossoms are waning, and the leaves are beginning to grow.

The leaves on the redbud ‘Forest Pansy’ are a purple/red color. Very pretty, adding interest to the tree after the flowers are gone.

The old-fashion white irises opened this week. That’s the hosta ‘Spritzer’ to the right and Honesty (Money Plant) behind the irises.

This old purple iris came from DH’s family farm, where it has grown for years. It’s one of our earliest irises.

Also blooming this week is the dwarf iris ‘What Again.’ It’s about 8″ tall.

And dwarf iris ‘Baby Blessed’ is blooming, too. It blooms early and is a great rebloomer in our garden.

The wood phlox is one of my favorite spring flowers.

It’s thick under the apple tree.

Columbine is beginning to bloom.

In a day or two, the green blossoms on the snowball bush will be larger and bright white.

In the front yard, the last of the daffodils, late blooming ‘Cheerfulness’ looks beautiful above Candytuft ‘Snowflake.’

The hostas are looking great, too.

‘Squash Casserole’

‘Liberty’

‘Pineapple Upside Down Cake’

‘Journey’s End’

And my personal favorite…’June.’

A few shots from around the yard…

I hope you enjoyed the look at our garden. If you would like to see what’s blooming in other gardens, check out Fertilizer Friday.

~~Rhonda