Daff!

I think it's a double daffodil! YAY!

It was raining; the deck isn't lacquered or anything. But we have RAILINGS! And a HANDSOME HUSBAND! :)

And a small, hilarious, stretching kitty!

Garrett, being the amazing man that he is, donated a Common Roadside lily from his garden to mine! YAY! (It isn't in the ground yet, obviously.)

I'm sorry.

I really just can't seem to stop...

...photographing these sweet little roses!

And I really can't get over my Little Duckling! :)

Look how TALL it's getting!

I really can't tell you how excited I am that my two hibiscus(es?) are coming back up!

Woopee!

The others were my secret sideyard roses. This is Comte de Chambourd. :) I clipped this baby and took it inside and put it in water. It smells so delicious. :)

Lupine!

I was trying for an artsy picture of the buds on my common roadside lily. Did it work?

Eenie Allegro!

Yes, that's this baby's name: Eenie Allegro. Isn't it cute? I didn't think it was going to bloom this year.

I think Strutter's Ball has been the most prolific bloomer this year.

With You Are My Sunshine in a close second.

My sweet little Siloam Reds are doing beautifully too.

This reblooming lupine was a nice surprise. :)

These are the Las Vegas irises, which are finished blooming, of course, but look at the drying-out foliage. It looks almost variegated.

The peaches are getting to be almost peach-sized!

And look at my poor bleeding hearts! They're drying up and wilting, too. :(

The hostas are still pretty.

Look at the shoots on my Twist and Twirl! Its leaves are fading a little bit, but it's been uncommonly sunny lately, so maybe that's why.

Don't let the cat out of the box!

... I mean bag!

Elphie is hilarious.

And here's Ginger, also up to no good. She enticed Nikki into giving her a spoonful of what was left of Nikki's mint chocolate chip ice cream. What a spoiled brat!

And now outside. Here's my latest Red Rum, all dewy from today's rain.

These Wave Petunias are OUT OF CONTROL.

Look! They're climbing a tree!!

And who knew my little lupine was going to make a comeback? I certainly didn't. I would have pruned it down if I'd known.

Look at that little thing. So cute.

Little Italy, with a branch of Russian sage in the foreground.

Siloam Reds.

I took this picture to show how tall the dahlias are getting. They're just to the right of the lilies, and right behind the lysimachia. (You can also see how tall the glads are getting, on the right.)

As requested, here's the entire lily garden, but as I said, they're not all in bloom at the same time. Wouldn't it be great if they were??

Strutter's Ball is fantastic. I love it!

Get a load of that color! Mmm!

YAMS! You Are My Sunshine is one of my faves now.

And get a load of these peaches!!

There are so many of them.

This one's probably the biggest of the group, but they're all pretty good size!

This is my new winter hardy hibiscus, Luna Pink Swirl. Unfortunately, she's the same color as the grass.

Here's my little rosebush, Comte de Chambord.

I couldn't get it to focus right, but isn't it cute?

Dan wreaked all this destruction the other day with his new hedge clippers. :)

My purty hostas. I just love the little lavender bells.

So nice!

Look at this wee small cat, dozing off! :)

Trop Jaloux!

Isn't she lovely?

I got up this morning and there were three open...

... and one wasn't even all the way! Isn't that cute?

I just love them.

And now, for some more comparison pictures...

Bordeaux yesterday, and...

... Bordeaux today. I didn't think it could get any crazier!

I think I snapped this picture on accident, but I actually really like it. That's the nemesia that's blurry in the foreground, and the exotic geranium in the background.

My Shastas are looking beautiful!

I might have to add some more creeping phlox next year, because this is unbelievable.

And you had to know there would be pictures of my bleeding hearts. :)

At the bottom left you can see some little white buds.

I don't think I've featured the hostas in a while, but they're filling out nicely.

Firebreather, False Bluebonnet, and Las Vegas!

I thought this picture was kind of cool. (And I can't get over the color of Firebreather...!)

My pink oriental lilies are still growing.

Las Vegas is really very pretty despite being brown. And look at all the buds in the background!

:)

I love it!

Only a little bit longer until it's completely blooming.

What a beauty! (You can see the hair clip very well in this one. hehe)

I can't believe that I didn't think I liked irises when we first moved in.

Lysimachia is going crazy! (And that little albino stalk is still at the bottom!)

Gaillardia and Russian sage from yesterday.

Look at all those little faces!

These are all the Las Vegas buds on the other side of the porch. Holy cow!

My little potted plants (and a nice view of the flag bracket.) Dahlia, tuberous begonia, and Bordeaux.

I thought this was really cool. Look at the light shining through the top left flower!

Looks like my exotic geranium is getting ready to bloom.

This is the little seed geranium that Dan bought me at Home Depot the other day as a surprise. :)

My windowbox petunias are flourishing.

Twist & Twirl is doing beautifully, but I don't think Merlin's Magic is very happy. :(

This one's for Anna!

It's yelling at me about having too many labels, so I'm going to have to continue on another post. haha

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