Spring Flowers

Columbine in the driveway bed.

Purple iris in the front bed.

Yellow iris in the front bed.

This yellow iris bloom much sooner than the other colors.

Buster's helping!

One of the tulips in the front bed with the iris.

Yeah, the purple iris finally bloomed!

They never last long enough for me!

One of the yellow rose bushes on the south side.

Labeling

I think I have found an answer to labeling my plants. I wandered around the local Dollar General last week looking for something that would last to mark my herbs. I found cheap - ok really cheap - 3 for $1 cheap - knives, forks and spoons. I liked the pattern on the knives. I'm using permenant marker to write the names on the handles. The blade part goes into the ground. If the permanent marker is not so permanent then i'll try using Ken's dremel tool and etch the info into the handle. This should work with the spoons, too.

More roses on the south side 5-26-09

New rose garden west end of house by our bedroom

More plants on the south side of the house

Garden on the sourh end of the house

Iris

I'm so excited!!! My iris are blooming! I've planted a variety of colors and didn't know which ones would come up or what color they would be.

On the south end of the house the iris are a gorgeous deep blueish purple and a stately white with brownish-rust coloring in it. The yellow iris has already bloomed and wilted on the south side.

The front patch has my favorite the light purple iris. The yellow is in full bloom there as well. I think there is going to be another deep blueish purple one there too. I wil have to wait and see.