More Gorgeous Tree Peonies

Mom's tree peonies are blooming their hearts out right now and are so gorgeous. Their blooms show up all across the flower garden and beckon one in from the road to enjoy their beauty.

dark pink by the house

underneath petals just as pretty as top side

more pink blooms

dark pink/purple in the flower garden

blooming better than it ever has before

by the little pond

perfect way to end the weekend

Alan's grill almost ready for meat

We had perfect weather for this past weekend, sunny and cool. Mom worked on her rose and iris beds on Saturday and I actually got the little pond cleaned out and ready for water on Sunday. Alan grilled supper, we moved stuff from Jennifer's house to our house and the weekend was over way to quickly.

Peonies, Iris, Etc

Our fireplace garden next to the house is coming to life with iris' and tree peonies. Such a cheerful sight when pulling in the driveway.

purple iris

white tree peony close up

white tree peony with lots of buds

one of the first to bloom

foxglove in the main flower garden

bought 3 plants and 3 packs of seeds

thank goodness 1 came back

pink tree peony close up

pink tree peony

also has lots of buds

hopefully the ones in the main garden will do as well

Japanese maple in the main garden

new baby from last year has come out very well

this is replacing a 10 year old Japanese maple that died

I hope you have enjoyed seeing a little bit of our blooming garden. Have a great rest of the week.

White Wednesday

More beautiful white blooms from our garden for this White Wednesday post.

white spirea up close

white spirea

severely trimmed back last fall

I never noticed how crooked our birdhouse looked

french lilac - white/pale lavender

french lilac, corner of garden by barn

rose champions

coming back strong again this year

white lilac up close

white lilac bush

corner of garden by 2nd drive way

The smell of the white lilacs is every bit as sweet and strong as our old fashioned purple lilacs, heavenly to be sure.

Many thanks to Kathleen at Faded Charm for hosting White Wednesdays. Head on over to her blog for more fabulous White Wednesday participants.

Blooms, Blooms & More Blooms

The last week and a half of 80 degree temps have made the garden spring to life with so much beauty. Now to start mowing and weeding. The garden always looks so good fresh from mowing and then rain.

Aunt Mary's bush

Texas Rose -- looks like yellow pom poms

Texas Rose

this bush is awesome and keeps spreading more and more

Carolina Jasmine

has toppled this windmill more than once

and keeps on growing

old purple lilacs

row of old purple lilacs

these are from the 1 lilac bush

original to the house

this and 1 old sprig of a rose bush

were the only blooms on the property

flowering almond tree by back door

beautiful double pink blooms

redbud tree close up

redbud tree in the garden

I hope you have enjoyed some of our flowering bushes and trees. There was nothing more enjoyable than walking through the garden taking pictures and smelling the lilacs during allergy season. Our allergy counts have been in the 300s the last few days. Sneeze, picture, sneeze, picture, etc.

New for the Garden

Went shopping last Monday evening at Home Depot and found this beautiful birdbath. It has hummingbirds and flowers all over it.

They thought they wanted $42.99 but Mom had no intention of paying that much for it. She talked to 4 different people, pointed out the chips in the concrete and that it was left over from last year and finally got it for $25.00. We loaded it up and headed home very happy.

I found some hens and chicks while there

mini iris trying to make a comeback

they almost died out this past year

Wild Cat watching us unload our purchases

and staying well out of our way

tulip blooming by the porch

more tulips in the back yard

jane magnolias

blooming along the front of the flower garden

Velvet

checking out the truck while I'm loading it

apparently I disturbed him

trying to decide whether to jump or not

Leland Cypress trees for Jennifer's house

Lowe's has them for $8.50, their new low price

they were $14.98, we grabbed 4 of them

White Wednesday

Whites Blooming in the Garden

narcissus

daffodils

bradford pear tree

We finally have some whites blooming in the garden. They are so spectacular at night shining in all their glory.

Check out other great White Wednesday posts at Faded Charm.

Cross Stitch

Easter Finish for Jennifer

Magic Happens

Freebie from Mosey 'N Me

Stitch on 28 ct. Linen

Vicki Clayton Silks

laying on background fabric

With Beaded Edging

the beading was so much fun,

took a long time

but well worth the effort I thought

I put bows in each corner

with a ribbon to hang by

Cross Stitch

Finished

Unity Birdhouse by Frankie Buckley

Leisure Arts

Stitched on 26 Count White Salem

DMC Floss Over 2