Irises!

The irises are happy this year:







As are the peonies:

I am so far behind in blogging...

Sorry about that! Here is what was happening recently:

Yay, the Cold Spring irises are blooming this year!



The Carolina Allspice is growing where we took down the sick rhododendron:



The bleeding heart is shading the purple columbine:



The primrose seemed happy this spring:



I'm loving these lime coral bell leaves. I have two of these, one on each side of the pear tree and even from the house I see them. I need to do more with colorful foliage.



Chives! We never eat them, but they sure are pretty when they bloom.

Things to come...

We took down the dead/dying/sick rhododendron today, this is now the empty spot where it was. I'm sure the Carolina Allspice we ripped out years ago, which continues to grow anyway, will fill in the spot if nothing else does!



I am super duper excited that the white peonies that Mom gave me last year will bloom this year!



And, this doesn't look like much now, but I am pretty sure it's Forget Me Not and Alyssum that reseeded itself last year. Awesome!

I am embarrassed to tell you...

that I spent five years trying to kill this:



But you have to cut me some slack, in that I did not know what it was! To me, it was just greenery with thorns, big ouchie thorns. Then one spring a couple of years ago I didn't get out there early enough to begin my annual chopping and pulling of it, and a few flowers bloomed. Last year, a few more, and this year, it's getting better! Oh, and according to my Mom, it's Flowering Quince.

First asparagus of the season!

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...

Ah, spring. Time for wearing the new gardening clogs:



and daffodils:



We're worried about one of our rhododendrons (rhododendra?). Here is the healthy one:



and the not so healthy one:



We might need to take it down. :-(

Last harvest!

Our last harvest includes peppers, tomatoes, string beans, and potatoes...



Happy Autumn!