Since our kitchen took center stage this spring, we are a little behind on the yardwork.  We need to plant our cannas and dahlias.  We always get a bunch of petunias that go in the front planter, and we need some plants for our pots by the front door and at the front of the walkway.

Although we have been adding perenial plants every year to our garden, we always need more.   There was a lot of empty space that we needed to fill, but plants can be spendy.  They don’t always survive, either.   Those darn bunnies!

Thankfully, we have color for most of the spring.  It starts with our trees, the azaleas in the back and the iris’ in the front yard.  Our phlox is finally blooming with much gusto this year, on it’s third year in the ground (little purple flowers below).  The french lilacs in the front and backyard smell so wonderful right now.

Then the purple and yellow iris’ in the backyard start blooming.  When they are almost spent, the red and gold Asian lilies are usually ready to pop out.  Once it gets warmer the annuals start to spread and some of our flowering perrenials bloom.  The peach, white and pink roses by the front door start in late June.  The daylilies greet guests as they walk up our sidewalk on the right, and the clematis on the left.   In August, the Dahlia and Canna plants produce big beautiful flowers into the Fall.  The bumble bees love our yard!  We do, too. 🙂

We usually buy a new garden statue, too.  I bought a bunch one year and just added one last year.  I need to figure out what to buy this year yet.  It’s pretty much angels and fairies that gets bought.  I really like this one, but it’s a bit nudey.  It just think it evokes such emotion, but eventually we will have a teenage boy. 😉

We bought a bunch of plants last night at the nursery.  We were pretty much the only people there since it was in the 90’s.  Yeah…a bit unseasonably WARM here.  This weekend it should be in the 70’s…which is normal for this time of year.  Perfect planting weather. 🙂

pink crabapple tree

white crabapple tree

azalea bush (we think)

phlox

Herman’s Pride (ivy like) and little fairy – it will flower yellow soon

have no idea…Brian threw away the package before I wrote it down…it’s a bulb of some kind

Hope everyone’s gardens are growing. 🙂