My Garden Flowers (at the moment!)

It is no secret that I am in love with flowers...lots and lots of flowers. Every time there is a bit of open space in any of my gardens, I tend to fill it up with a flowering plant. Virginia Spiderworts spread themselves throughout my sun garden to the north of the front stairs. Mmm...they are so pretty.

My lone Oriental Poppy plant produced one flower that the deer allowed me to photograph before they ate another large flower bud that was ready to open. This poppy is in the central stump garden. I love all parts of the flowering process with poppies, from the spiny cover on the flower bud to the naked ovary after the petals have fallen.

Spanish Pink Bells are quite successful bulbs that I have planted in five areas of my gardens in the front yard. I love the splash of pink that they add, and best of all the deer do not seem to like them for dinner.

Another splash of pink in the center garden comes from chives that are concentrated on the street side of the garden. Here is a flower bud that is considering opening gradually in the next day or so. I love plants in the Allium family. 

Speaking of opening... here is a chive flower open for pollinator business!

I have been in love with Columbines ever since we lived in Colorado. 

I bought this beauty this year and also planted it and a few more into the east side of the center stump garden. Such a stunning flower...I enjoy that it faces outward and upward.

And...here is a red, downward facing Columbine. It is more difficult to see into and is notably smaller than the red and white one. But, it is a beauty all the same.

I am a lover of the color purple and this Columbine satisfies my purple addiction.

And, one final Columbine is this very prolific, light pink one that is found scattered in the north stump garden and throughout the long garden that runs up the north side of the property.

Our life wouldn't be complete without the delicate blueberry flowers that will soon give way to the delicious, deep blue fruits!

Tradition continues with the planter of petunias that adorn the top of the well. They give me pleasure all season long and remind me of my dearly, departed sister. My friend, Shannon, gifted me with a planter pot of petunias after my sister died 15 years ago, and I have continued to place a planter here each year.

Another flower that reminds me of Colorado is this gorgeous mountain bluet. I love all the colors and textures!

Speaking of textures, check out this Mountain Bluet flower bud.

Springtime wouldn't be the same without Rhododendron blooms. My Rhododendron took a hard hit this winter and there are very few leaves on it. I just fertilized it with about 6 gallons of rhododendron food, so we'll see if it recovers.

Rhododendron flowers have this "come hither" look about them as the patterning seems to guide bees to gather pollen and nectar.