GARDEN BLOGGER'S BLOOM DAY - July 2008

Mid month already! Time for Garden Blogger's Bloom Day,
sponsored by Carol of May Dreams Gardens.
Be sure to head over and see what is blooming in gardens all over the world!

purple California poppy
This is the first bloom of seeds I planted in the spring. I found this color of poppy at Wal-mart, of all places, and had no idea this color existed. Success!

Irish Eyes

I lost this plant last year, I planted it in too dry of a spot. Apparently it self seeds well, I have these growing in three new spots in the garden.

Daylily
The daylilies are the stars in the garden now, the roses have hit their peak and are on the downswing, but the daylilies are glorious!
Love-in-a-mist
This is everywhere in our walking garden, one of the few blue ones, we have mostly white ones. They are almost scarily prolific.

Johnson's Blue Geranium

This is a new addition to my garden, most of my cranesbill is the purply- pink variety. I am lovin' this blue!

"Native plant"
I don't know the name of this plant. I took it to the Extension's troubleshooting clinic and they didn't know, either. It is something I see in the foothills, growing wild, though.

'nother daylily
This pale yellow/cream is a fave of mine.

roses
The roses have been extra beautiful this year.

Tamarisk tree
This is listed on the invasive plants list for Utah. It clogs up and hogs up the streams here. This one in our yard is well behaved, though, and we love the pink fluffy blooms, esp. for bouquets.

Also blooming:

shasta daisies,

salvia,

red valerian (always, always blooming!),

spiderwort,

yucca, and

drumstick allium.

Happy bloom day, all!

GARDEN BLOGGERS BLOOM DAY, June 2008

I am noting with a good deal of satisfaction that last year at this time, all the irises had been done blooming for two weeks. This spring has been a good deal cooler and longer than last year's. I still have another week or two to enjoy the irises. This is Malaguena, and is one of my new irises!

I saw this shiny blue beetle today on another iris. Hope it is not an iris-sucking crum-snucker, or something else sinister.

I know that gardening is not ALL about irises, but they have occupied my mind a lot lately. Here is some spiderwort that I got last year, and seems to be happy so far in the spots I have put it. Also blooming -

snow in summer,

red valerian,

roses are just starting to bloom,

phlox is still finishing up,

coreopsis,

silene (I think!),

California poppies,

cranesbill geranium,

the azalea,

white bleeding heart,

snowball viburnum, and the

love-in-a-mist is just starting to bloom.

The oriental poppies are blooming. I have a few new colors that don't look like they are going to bloom today. I like the orange, but am looking forward to red, and pink as well.

This is a new color of siberian iris for me, the dark purple ones are also blooming like mad.

The lupine is blooming.

Oh, and did I mention that my IRIS are blooming??? This is one that wandered out of our yard into the field next door. I plan to retrieve it. I love the velvety purple of the falls, don't you?

Don't miss out- go to the home of Garden Blogger's Bloom day, May Dream Gardens, and see what Carol and the other bloggers have in their gardens.

GARDEN BLOGGERS BLOOM DAY May 2008

Time is galloping along, May goes by too fast, as does spring. Although this is not technically a bloom, I have been watching the Japanese Maple unfurl its' leaves. I had forgotten, somehow, about the incredible scarlet color. Another highlight this spring has been my 'Ohio' lilac. This is the first year it has bloomed (will bloom, technically!)
I brought it back from Ohio about 5 years ago, and it has just sat there, not grown much, and so this year's bloom is a great treat. Lilacs are one of my favorite plants, and this one is a start from my mother's lilac bush, which she got from her mother's bush.

Also blooming- the weeping cherry tree, a few remaining daffodils, hyacinths and tulips, the wood violets, periwinkle, phlox, rock cress, pansies, and wisteria.

These mini-iris have been a highlight for me - I have dark purple, this light blue, and the white and yellow ones I blogged about a few days ago. Do you see the grape hyacinths at the bottom of the iris? I think more of those in front of these irises would be a good combination to put together.

Garden Blogger's Bloom Day is hosted by Carol at May Dreams Gardens.

Head over to see what is going on in everyone else's gardens!

GARDEN BLOGGERS BLOOM DAY -April 2008

Things are still pretty sparse around here, but we do have some things blooming. I've already mentioned the violets, and the crocuses, but the pasque flowers are popping out-

The hyacinths are starting to bloom, we have several colors, but this light pink one is a current favorite of mine.

The daffodils have just begun to bloom-look closer-

you can see a little spider peeking out!

This daff is called 'gentle giant' or 'lion something a-jig' , I can't remember which-

This scilla always surprises me- I forget it is there until it blooms. It has a nice sweet fragrance.

Happy Bloom Day! Go see Carol at May Dreams Gardens to catch up on everyone's gardens!

GARDEN BLOGGERS BLOOM DAY - March 2008

I headed out into the yard today, to see if any bulbs were starting to come up. As you can see, there is still a fair amount of snow in my yard (this being Utah, and all).

As I had hoped, there were a few bulbs coming up, here and there, and a fair amount of evidence that there were bunnies hopping around in the yard. I am surprised these tender starts had not been nibbled on.
It was wonderful to get back out in the yard, even if it meant hiking over crunchy snow piles. And then- surprise! I saw real flowers- two little crocus are my earliest bloomers of the year!

I am so pleased to see them! A nice welcome to spring, I'd say!

Head over to May Dreams Gardens and see who else is participating in Bloom day.

GARDEN BLOGGERS BLOOM DAY- FEBRUARY 2008

Thank heaven for African violets! Mine are still blooming along, and give me a great deal of satisfaction. Here is the darker pink one -This blue one with a white fringe is one of my favorites.
Here is a new project, just some paperwhites that I will give to a friend to enjoy (she is in a rehab center, while her knee heals).

Last and least, here is something that is NOT blooming, and hasn't in the two years I've had it.

It is a clivia, and I need to learn more about how to get it to bloom. What little research I've done has not helped me, to date. Any suggestions out there in cyber-garden-space?

GARDEN BLOGGERS BLOOM DAY JANUARY 2008

Well, nothing new is happening around here, our best crop outside is snow flakes. The African violets are still blooming, purple with white fringe, the pink ruffly one, and the red-purple violet. I see a few buds on my other plants, but so far, no new colors.
The creamy white poinsettia is still plugging along, even though Christmas is long over.

My little rosemary plant is still blooming, too. I am thinking I will be able to keep it alive until I can plant it out in the spring.

I am looking forward to my two jasmine plants will bloom, but that will probably not be until March. Happy GMD!

GARDEN BLOGGERS BLOOM DAY, part 2

Well, this was a fun surprise that I forgot to put on my bloom list, some of the spring violets decided this long, mild fall = time to bloom. A fun little bonus.

GARDEN BLOGGERS BLOOM DAY - November 2007

Not much is left in the yard, just a few odds and ends:

This monch Aster has bloomed all summer and is hanging in there 'til the bitter end.

This little snapdragon was a volunteer that I didn't even notice until the end of October.

I couldn't get a good picture of my Anemone Hupehensis ( Prinz Heinrich),

so I found this photo on line. I just bought it and threw it in my 'spring garden' late in September.
Not technically a flower, but I do love our ubiquitous cotoneaster.

This is one of several roses that are still putting out a bloom or two.

What's blooming in your yard today? Happy Bloom Day!

GARDEN BLOGGERS BLOOM DAY - October 2007

Well, it's hard to believe the month is half over. We have had a few frosts, and even two days of snow, but overall, lovely and moderate temperatures so far this fall.

Blooming in my yard today:

The ever faithful Iceberg roses,

bachelor buttons, petunias, and zinnias in my flowering pots (yep, I really need to pull these, but, they're blooming!),

pansies,
asters,
chrysanthemums,

cosmos,
two stella d'oro day lily blooms,
blue queen sage,
some type of Helichrysum,

lavender,

volunteer sunflowers, and a scattering of roses.

This yellow one (name? don't know, it was here when we moved in)
is one of my favorites.

Garden Blogger's Bloom Day - September 2007

I should take paper and pencil out so I don't forget what is blooming, but the sun was almost down and I was trying to throw some grass seed on some bare spots this evening. Some of the roses are still blooming. We have not had a frost here, yet, and so are still enjoying these beauties. The volunteer sunflowers are still going strong, and the hollyhocks, cosmos, valerian, gaura, a few perennial geraniums, snaps-

This little guy is some kind of wild onion that pops up now and then. It has been fun to watch it grow and bloom this summer.

The pots have petunias, etc, still going along very well. One aster has begun to bloom, but will take off later, I think. I think my disco belle Hibiscus are done for this season. I am looking forward to seeing what they do next year.