Mon jardin 2009

[Sheriff Roland]

A pretty decent close up picture of the dbl blm albino Columbine

[injest]

A pretty decent close up picture of the dbl blm albino Columbine

I dont see how you keep from touching everything...I would be fondling everything to death...

[Sheriff Roland]

1 - blue/green dwarf,
2 - yellow dwarf,
3 - purple medium,
4 - near white large (newly acquired),
5 - pale blue large,
6 - pale/dark blue large

Got my first of these of the season 7 - Yellow Large Iris. Last years fewer than a half dozen of them blossomed. But this year, in addition to the front yard display (in 2 seperate bunches) they've started budding up in 2 areas of the back yard as well.

[Sheriff Roland]

From yesterday, the second flower bed is pretty much in full bloom. (Bryan took himself a half dozen stems of these pale blue Iris for a bouquet - before this picture was taken.)

[Sheriff Roland]

A first revisit to the ground lilac.

[Sheriff Roland]

Close-up of the #6 pale/dark blue large iris .

Surprisingly it's growing in the tomato bed (the 4th back yard area for iris) and a soon-to-be-moved flowerbed.

[Kelda]

gorgeous... youve got a good eye for photography as well as gardening

[Sheriff Roland]

Thanks Kelda. I do sometimes try a bit harder than I use to.

I believe this is an 8th variety. All Blue (large or giant, I'm not sure yet) Iris.

It too is growing in the soon-to-be-mostly tomato bed.

[Sheriff Roland]

It's been raining the last couple a days so no new pictures (this one's 2 days old). Also it's been colder so not much has happened out there.

Prob'ly by weekend's end there'll be something new.

In the meantime - a panoramic view of the blue iris in the front yard.

a bit over exposed

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keep going ... the picture's l-o-n-g

[injest]

very impressive display!