Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Blooms!

Good Morning!  While Christina and I visited my parents the garden flourished!  We came back to beautiful blooms.  I hope you enjoy your morning coffee and take a tour.  If only you could smell the flowers also. 


We start on the porch.  The birds are chirping, the weather is perfect, and the slight breeze is filled with the scent of beautiful flowers. 



Finally, after 3 years my Miss Kim lilac bloomed.  Poor thing usually gets crushed by the snow or eaten by mice.  I killed the mice and wrapped it to protect it from the snow.  It was worth the work as the smell was intoxicating!



My Theresa Bunget rose is in full force and as big as ever.  Again her scent is heaven.  I think she is 5 feet tall.


This spiderwort was in a load of topsoil we used for the lawn.  I rescued it and planted that one little plant below the rose.  It has flourished. 

This is my husband's peony.  In Denmark they are called the prairie rose.  To be honest I like that name better.  I picked one and brought it in the house.  I was amazed how the aroma filled our cabin.





My iris collection includes Congratulations Iris, the iris Lois gave me, and the iris AJ gave me.  There is nothing better than flowers in the garden that remind you of your friends.

 My loving husband managed to get me some of these beautiful dark red iris from one of the ladies at work.  I can't wait to see how they do next year.  The card was made by Susan at 'My Mother's Apron Strings.'  I won a beautiful apron from her.  I am so impressed by her talents.  I can't thank her enough for her generosity.




We are back on the porch and this is the view from my chair.  I hope you enjoyed the tour.  I enjoy your comments and appreciate that you take the time to visit.  Life is better when you share it with friends and family. 

17 comments:

  1. What a beautiful garden. I wish I was on the porch with you enjoying both the beautiful smell of the flowers and a cup of coffee. Have a lovely day :0)

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  2. Beautiful tour! My favorite smell in the whole world is Iris, I wish it could be bottled :)

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  3. I love spending the "day" with you and seeing your blooms--such inspiration for me to replicate in paper. XOXO

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  4. Beautiful flowers! What a gorgeous place you have there, sweet girl.

    Now... wrapped in a blanket? Oh, my... I envy you! We are about to melt down here, with all the heat and humidity, and you are wrapped in a blanket! Lucky you!!!!!!!!
    xxxxx

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  5. Oh my gosh, everything is beautiful. Remind me what zone you are in? I was surprized to see those lovely irises blooming!

    Wasn't that lilac just worth the wait?!

    I am away from home now, going home this afternoon, and can't wait to see what's happening in my garden, after five days!

    By the way, I love that you change your header, as the season progresses.

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  6. It's so wonderful to see your flowers! I agree that it's great to have plants and flowers that remind us of friends and family. Your irises are beautiful.

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  7. What a beautiful spot to enjoy your flowers!

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  8. How pretty. It looks so inviting and relaxing. I wish I could get my cup of coffee and sit in your yard and relax!!

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  9. Thank you for the tour of your beautiful gardens! The blooms are gorgeous!

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  10. Your flowers are just beautiful. I like the name prairie rose better too. I will think about that next time I stare at mine and wish for blooms.

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  11. Thank you for the tour, you have a beautiful view of the garden from your chair. Peonies are a favourite of mine:)

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  12. You live in paradise! I hope you know that! Wonderful blooms! I never had any luck with delphiniums, so I enjoyed looking at yours. Love your wooden furniture! I also enjoyed reading your previous post: great vacation!

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  13. A very beautiful garden for sure. That iris, what a stunner, of course I think all of them are!

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  14. your gardens and blooms are just gorgeous...you have a beautiful place there!!

    now let's talk about that blanket?!?! is it not summer?? i am always hot, hot, hot!!!

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  15. We have a log home too, but I definitely don't have flowers like that! They're gorgeous :-)

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  16. Well, I have to say...I am thoroughly impressed with all of your beautiful flowers!! I love the view from your chair on the front porch. I wish I could smell all of those flowers...sounds heavenly!

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  17. I loved the tour. Your Iris's are beautiful and I like the prairie Rose name better also. It would be so nice to sit and have coffee with you and admire your beautiful flowers. B

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