On Mom's Day

The cardinals are out today. We have a couple who is building a nest over the iris bed. I haven't been able to capture the female but got a few snaps of the male.



I have a whole new appreciation for those who do bird photography. It's very difficult! I need to practice more. I think it would be better if I didn't bring Winnie out with me when trying to get these photos. She tends to scare away the birds. Go figure!

Back in those bushes, is where the nest is. Haven't located the exact spot yet...

 More iris blooming in the bed. This is Clarence, another rebloomer that is a good performer for me.

I love Chicago Peace. The colors are beautiful and so bright.

Gertrude Jekyll is waking up. The fragrance of this David Austin wafts across the front yard when in full bloom.

 

An aging Easy Does It.

I have two Quietness bushes along the back of the border. I love these blooms and the fragrance. Love seeing all the buds this morning. The scent of these is among my best.

Best Bet iris



Liason Iris



Happy Mother's Day Mom!

Side rose bed...uh, oh

On the side of our house, I have full sun. Great for my Hybrid Teas, Grandifloras and Floribundas. I planted a row of them behind a row of boxwood. Usually this strip of roses looks something like this....

But, this summer it was decimated by blackspot. Can't really explain why, must have been something about the wet weather. I got so frustrated at one point in August last year, when I was trimming my boxwood with hedge clippers, I hacked the crap out of the roses too. I have no idea what this will do to them this year...usually they are kept nicely pruned, now they just look sad, regardless of it being Winter. This is what they look like currently:

Some of my best roses are in this bunch, so I'm crossing my fingers that my temper tantrum didn't spoil them.



Chicago Peace

 


Moondance

 


Heaven on Earth

 


Playboy adn Traviata