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Saturday, May 15, 2010

Garden Bloggers Bloom Day May 15, 2010

Happy springtime, fellow gardners and bloggers. We've had the coldest, wettest spring in ages here in Southeastern Colorado, interspersed with a few sunny, quite hot days. It is a big difference from the decade of serious drought that we just lived through. You can see how the Bleeding Hearts and Pansies were beaded with raindrops this late afternoon. Even on such a cold, dark, rainy day there are reasons to celebrate life. The cold and rain have not bugged me as much as the continuous high winds we have suffered through for a couple of months. On the warm, sunny days that hot, dry wind sucks up a lot of the moisture in the Toad Haven gardens as well as on the prairie surrounding us.

The pansies look especially fresh with the raindrops shining on them.

This is the first year I've had lots of blooms on this Lilac Bush. When we moved in seven years ago, it was quite small and suffering from years of neglect. I've babied it with water and fertilizer and tried to overcome the damage caused by a plague of grasshoppers and late freezes. This year I received my reward for my nurturing and was even able to take a large bouquet of Lilacs and Purple Iris to my mom on Mother's Day.


I love the color of this clump of Violets by the front porch.

These tiny Jonquils bloomed later this year than they usually do.

Old fashioned purple Bearded Iris, which were here when we moved in, are blooming along the front fence and in front of the garden shed in back.
My heart is so much lighter when the world begins to green up and flower. I'm also having a great time photographing the wild prairie flowers that are popping up in thanksgiving for the rains. The prairie grasses are so green and luxuriant this spring, also. Goodbye, drought! Not sorry to see you go.
For what's blooming around the world today, check out May Dreams Gardens.





7 comments:

Ann Flower said...

Stunning picture of the flowers, will definitely make my day. Keep posting.

teresa said...

Your photos are great. You have similar flowers to mine blooming. Funny, we are so far away from each other but our flowers are at about the same point. Gotta love this gbbd so we can compare notes.

Kate/High Altitude Gardening said...

Wow! Your bleeding heart is enormous. And, gorgeous! As are all your bloomers. Happy belated bloom day.:)

Megan said...

Your honeysuckle vine is my favorite of the bunch :) Gorgeous pictures. I love seeing cacti in cooler climates.

Anonymous said...

"Pretty yellow blooms on unknown herb which I planted last year and can't find the label this spring. Any suggestions on what it is are welcomed."
I believe the plant in question is St. John's Wort.

Karen - Flowers UK said...

I think those are the most nourished pansies I have ever seen!

James Carmouche said...

Very pretty flowers. I like flowers with some green leafs. Even I also created garden out of my home. There are many roses plants and many more.

James Carmouche
Moyses flowers