Fancy Flowers

Now that Spring has truly sprung, my gardens are beginning to come alive. Here are more pictures from around the yard:

Pink Roses collect the rain from last night

Portulaca beginning to bloom by the basement

The Siberian Iris by the cars comes up so fast and full. Here is a not-so-great picture of them. Every year, they seem to grow a little larger. Soon, they're going to take over the garden by the basement door! LOL!!

Debbie's iris come back every year around the end of May.
It seems they got a late bloom this year because of the frosty start to Spring. They're well worth the extra wait though! I love the way they smell. And just look at those colors! Amazing isn't it?

These colorful calibrachoas are having a rough time growing large. I may end up planting another color in with them to fill out the pot. They bloom well, but they aren't as full as they were last year. I ended up planting yellow in with the purple and red to "fill in the blank" but it didn't seem to work...the purple calis look a little sickly this year. And that's with Miracle Grow!

My "birthday pansies" are blooming away in their pot on the deck. One day I went out and noticed they were all drooping and staring at the ground. They looked for all the world like they were dead. I decided to water them anyway and in an hour, they were back to their normal selves! Cheerful and staring at the sky :) I can always tell when I've missed a day of watering because they begin to droop but as soon as they get a little H20, they're good to go!