Well, I finally caught up to ya! Yes, I may be last but I still get to post photos and brag...if anybody's listening.
I keep telling people that our plants develop rapidly once we get the long days. The sun rose at 5:14 this morning and sets at 9:55 tonight so that means we get 16 hours an 41 minutes of sunlight. That's a lot of time for plants to make chlorophyll.
My lilac has a purple tinge to it rather than a pale pink.
we had another windstorm so many of the lilac petals have been blown off providing me with some lilac carpeting.
I like irises.
I have some showy peonies.
It is well-known that you like Irises. There's Iris Murphy, Iris Robertson, Iris the Mailwoman and Iris the little waitress from Vancouver. Yes - you sure do like your Irises Red.
ReplyDeleteI think you finally caught me with a few too many irises!
ReplyDeleteLovely flowers! Glad yours are in bloom.
ReplyDeleteThanks. It is a refreshing time.
DeleteYour garden is looking very lovely. I always say that gardens grow very quickly the further north you go (not the Arctic of course) because the season is so short. Enjoy all your beautiful flowers.
ReplyDeleteI have news for you about Arctic gardening. The biggest cabbages I ever saw were grown in Inuvik. The biggest problem is soil. There isn't much for soil there.
DeleteMost lilacs (not ours, it's a different kind) are out here, too. And my irises, but only because they are in a sheltered spot. But our peonies are far from being in bloom! What beautiful pictures, Red. It's so nice to see all the colour, isn't it, after a long winter?
ReplyDeleteYou must be on about the same latitude because your plants are just starting to bloom.
DeleteOh wow! Your lilac bush is really flowering fabulously. Mine never quite took off sadly. Your irises are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThe wind damaged it as you can see all the petals on the ground.
DeleteIt is always nice to see how nature turnes the plants into blooming in the spring and summer. Enjoy!
ReplyDeletethe whole year is fascinating with plants even when they are dormant.
DeleteYou are in what bloomed here in May. Some lingering spring blooms, I had a peony just start
ReplyDeleteThey have developed many plants to allow looms all summer for our viewing pleasure.
DeleteThere are fields of wild iris out here at the moment but, of course, they are all yellow.
ReplyDeleteFields of iris would be awesome to see.
Deletenice flowers
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteGood for you! You have surpassed us. OUr lilacs are done, poppies blooming, but not the peony! It is interesting the climate differences.
ReplyDeleteIt's also interesting that plants have been developed to survive in different climate zones.
DeleteLooking good! Glad you finally get some floral enjoyment. :)
ReplyDeleteWe do get lots of blooms it's just when!
DeleteOh what a surprise Sunday blog of Blooms for all of us to enjoy. Love them all. I do love your showy Peonies. Love the beauty color. And the budded one too. The lilac bush number one .
ReplyDeletePeonies put on a big show.
DeleteI'm listening, Red. Sure nice to see lilacs again this year. You definitely have caught up. :-)
ReplyDeleteLilacs of any kind are my wife's favorite.
DeleteI just realized that my iris that you show has not bloomed. Your seasons are much shorter than outs. That means we have longer hot summers.
ReplyDeleteIt's the light that is the key for plants and then frost free time.
DeleteIt was worth the wait; your flowers are magnificent.
ReplyDeleteWith effort we could have flowers blooming all season
DeleteThese are beautiful! I love lilacs and irises. They are such a joyful sight in the spring.
ReplyDeleteMy favorites are the tiger lilies which are still not blooming.
DeleteYou do catch up fast. what a glorious spring with everything erupting at once.
ReplyDeleteThe lilacs here tend to bloom in the latter half of May. They've been done for about a week now.
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are a beauty to look at. Now you can enjoy their blossoms, lovely colours and aroma.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week.
Your flowers are beautiful! We are on to our summer flowers here in SC, so it's nice to see the spring ones all over again in your neck of the woods.
ReplyDeleteWell better late than never as they say. Very nice flowers.
ReplyDeleteYou are passing me as my Peonies are still in bud! :)
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are beautiful! I bought a lilac bush last week. I would love for it to grow and bloom as pretty as your's has. I don't think lilacs grow so good here. We shall see.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed the flower pics! Thanks, as always, for sharing.
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