Some new babies!

And by babies I of course mean flowers. I'm still so sad that gerbera daisies are annuals. I just love them. These are the "festival" variety -- red and apricot.

These Ultra Rose petunias are definitely filling in the windowbox.

I think it's time to give up the ghost on this poor cyclamen. I just couldn't make it happy. :(

Elphaba has been up on this shelf a lot lately. She's such a little demon.

These guys are crabapple seedlings from Dan's uncle. We're hoping they get big and strong.

I really really like these begonias. They're so pretty!

I think this is a lily, but the stalk looks so dark. I've got my fingers crossed that I didn't let a weed get huge and take over.

In other news, we finally figured out where to put the windchime! Merry Christmas to me! :) Thanks, Mom and Dad!

This little guy is a new addition: a Japanese iris named Imperial Magic. Isn't he beautiful?

I also got one named Pink Lady (I didn't have any pink irises!), but she isn't blooming right now.

This sprout is coming up back in the corner by the windchime, columbine, gaillardia, etc. Not entirely sure what it's going to be.

Speaking of!

The Russian sage is really pretty too.

I love the texture of the sedums so much, so I thought I'd try for some close-ups. This is the serrated variety.

And here's the Kerry sedum.

They're just little paddles. I love them. :)

And the close-ups just kind of continued. Here are my precious little violas. :)

Wee yellow trumpets.

This one came out really well. My little Sarah Bernhardt peony.

I'm pretty sure this dianthus is just called Pink Picotee.

And my Granny dianthus. On both of these dianthus pictures you can see sooo many buds!

And speaking of buds, look at Stella!

I tried several close-ups, but bleeding hearts are so hard to get focused. This one of the white turned out pretty well. :)

My creeping phlox.

The very happy Shastas.

Mrow

Look at my sweet girls. Remember when we had to guard little tiny Elphie from big mean Ginger?

Awwww.

Elphaba did some exploring on top of the shoe shelves.

And got caught black-handed.

We decided to get some action shots of me in my garden.

The weeds like to hide in the irises, because they know I don't get in there very often.

Dan got a little artistic.

An awkward sitting position, and Princesse Caroline is on my head.

I didn't count them, but get a load of this patch of irises.

Another view.

We went to a new nursery and they had these kind of pitiful-looking creeping phlox half off. I kind of cut it in half and stuck it in two different spots.

The grape hyancinth has these little pods on it.

I love these lemon zest petunias!

My Kerry sedums are so happy.

Princesse Caroline de Monaco has three blooms!

Look at my dianthus!

Neither is covered like the creeping phlox is, but they're so purty.

I planted that Portland rose, Comte de Chambord, and look at this...

...A BUD! It likes me!!

Here's what I usually refer to as the "other" side of the porch. From front to back, you can see the hostas, the very happy and bloomingful bleeding hearts, creeping phlox, coralbells, and Las Vegas irises.

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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