We got home today and found that it was raining. We were so happy! It was a light gentle rain. From my bedroom window, I noticed some yellow iris in bloom. I decided I needed a pic, so I dodged raindrops to get some pictures of the three different iris' that opened since I left Friday.
This is an old pinky-purple with a yellow beard. I have no idea what the name is, but I like it.
You can see that I also have a lot of chives and purple spring phlox in bloom.
I am trying to get the spring phlox to bloom in only the wild garden areas. I pull most of it out in the more tame gardens. That stuff will take over very quickly if left to seed.
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I have tons of this common purple iris, but only these few have opened.
I was thrilled to see these yellow iris. I knew I used to have some yellow, but they have not bloomed for the past few years, so I thought I lost them.
I hope it continues to rain for a few days as we really need it. With a little rain, new flowers will be blooming every few days. We both have to work tomorrow, so while rain will put a damper on the local Memorial Day festivities, it won't really bother us at all. I guess that's the positive about having to work on holidays. We have no plans that the weather can ruin. :) I hope if you are off tomorrow, you have better weather.
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That is so lovely Zoey. Love the Iris and the Chives. I am also envious of the rain. Had sprinklers on for 4 hours today. I am actually dreading the year now. It's just so nasty already. Glad it's better up your way.
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Those are beautiful Iris, Zoey. My own are in full bloom now and I started dead-heading some of them today.
ReplyDeleteI lost all my phlox this year- it didn't come back for some reason. Blessings- xo Diana
I love your flowers. It is sooo dry here. We are already watering the garden. We haven't had to mow the lawn in 2 weeks it's just drying up. today was a record breaking 95 degrees. It's CraZy!
ReplyDeleteChives---I love em. It's the only bright spot in the garden right now. Your iris are beautiful too, but wow , the chives!
ReplyDeleteWe got a solid inch of rain yesterday. So needed. I think if it gets nearly as warm as they are calling for, there's going to be a LOT of growth in the garden.
Have a good week!
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It's nice to see your irises. Mine are almost finished blooming. The dark purple is the last-almost black and pretty neat. It seems to be a good rose year. I don't have a lot of luck with them, but besides seeing the ones at the arboretum, I've seen some gorgeous ones. I hope you had a fun mini-reunion!
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