I have been thrilled to watch our flowers slowly begin to bloom. It has been an interesting summer here. It is almost August and I have only seen 3 salmonberry blossoms. By late July the past couple of years, there has been a bumper crop of berries. This year, the blueberries still have yet to bloom. Of course, I may not be looking in just the right spot. But these beauties are right out our front door. I love the variations in color with the columbine and the peony is an amazingly huge flower.
The best thing outside our front door is quite possibly the rose bushes that are beginning to bud. There was one rosebush already here when we moved in. In the past three years, we have not seen a single bud. This year, they girls lost count around 52. We also added two miniature rosebushes. Last year, while they gave us some beautiful roses, someone from the neighborhood either cut them back to the ground or trampled them until the stems broke off near the ground. Either way, I was unsure if the rosebushes would be back this year. They are beginning to blossom too! I am excited to be able to share garden fresh roses with friends this year, especially as it seems we will have one or two to spare.
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| Not quite "raindrops on roses..." |
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| I love this huge flower. It may be my new favorite! |
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| Caught a fly on this one. |
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| As you can see, this stem has 3 flowers. I don't think it will support all of them... |
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