Monday, May 10, 2010

More spring flowers

My Lilies of the Valley, that I got from my mother years ago.
Dogwood tree that was supposed to be pink, or so the nursery said. But I like it any way.
This was supposed to be an old fashioned Snowball bush when we ordered it. Obviously it isn't. Toot was up on Saturday and brought me a hydranga that is supposed to have white pom poms. It has a lot of buds and I will be anxious to see if it is like the Snowball bush I had wanted.
The deep purple lilac. Originally I got a start from the bush in Stone Valley. My mother got a start, Toot got a start, and s did Phyllis.
My white lilac at the back of the house. I have two white ones, both started from little ones from a friend.Close of Wisteria. They remind me of big bunches of grapes.
My "plan" is for the wisteria to cover the pergola for shade at my deck. I trim them every year and it seems to make them have more flowers each year.
Judy gave me this azalea quite a few years ago. It doesn't get bigger, but every year it "outdoes" itself with flowers.
I bought some new tulip bulbs last fall, so I again have purple, white and varigated tulips.
My bleeding heart bush. As you see, I just can't have too many kinds of flowers.

More tulips with the flowering quince at the side.
More tulips and pansies. This picture has the azalea not yet blooming.