A stray Redbud bloom:
Editor's note: The original picture was accidentally deleted; here are two new ones to replace it.
One of Mom's favorites, Lily of the Valley:
Rumor has it, she carried some in her wedding bouquet!
Lilacs:
We refer to those as "Skidmore" Lilacs, just because Mom got the little root from her friend Deb Skidmore. Ha roo roo roo! Those red flowers in the background are some Texas Quince.
She sent it to us for Christmas and it had to spent the winter in the garage, until our ground thawed. We're thrilled to see it thriving in our backyard garden now!
How about some Wine and Cheese? That's what Mom often calls these, though they're Wine and Roses Weigela:
Here's a better look at some Texas Quince:
Some Old Fashioned Lilacs:
We have two more varieties of Lilacs - Miss Kim and some Dwarf Korean Lilacs, but they aren't doing anything yet. These Old Fashioned ones are a deeper color than the Skidmores; the Miss Kim and the Koreans give us two more lilac colors. I can't wait to show you when they bloom!
Snowball Viburnum - not white like snow yet, but they will be -- unless a Kansas storm rips them up:
(That's "storm" with a small "s"; I'd never do such a thing!)
And last, but not least, Eskimo Viburnum!
Great name, don't you think?
I hope you enjoyed our garden tour! Do you feel serene yet?
Tail wags,
Storms
33 comments:
They really feel serene !
Mom love all the flowers !!! How we wish we have spring here !
We never had anything called the four season here , only some boring rain & shine !
Lots of drool,
Four Musketeers
It all looks great! I forgot that you had a Quince. Very pretty.
Very pretty garden! Your mom must work very hard to keep it so pretty! My mom grows weeds well - but they are not as pretty as your flowers!! ;)
Barks,
Luna and Sole'
Do you have all those flowers in your garden?? Wow!
All of them are beautiful!
Yes, I feel so serene now!
Have a great sunday!
Kisses and hugs
Lorenza
oh my, I feel very serene now.
Thank youse so much for the garden tour. Please tell your Mum her flowers are lovely, it is worth just watching her weed to get such good views!!
My J says some of your flowers are ahead of ours, and some are about the same ( I have no idea in my Marvin head what she is barking about but I will report to you faithfully what she says......;0D)
Apparently our lilac is out now but what you call Snowball Viburnam, she calls a White Hydrangea, however, I also have to bark to you, she knows nothing about plants.....and is also shortsighted!
Sorry I am late in commenting my Parents have been "doing things" and leaving me behind to guard the garden..........so soon I will know far much more about the garden than the little my Jeannie knows!
lotsalicks, Marvin xxxxxxx
He Storm,
That's a beautiful garden tour. Does your mom rent out? We could use a reliable gardener. We can give you a virtual tour of our garden, you'll just need to use your imagination. This is our chwed Virginia Dogwood (the State Flower) tree. This is the dead Pampass Grass, This is the stepped on Ivy. This is the dead Kentucky fescu. This is the ripped Azalea. This is the dead something else. This is the trampled whatevet, etc. Do you get the picture?
- TBH
WOW you sure have a beautiful garden!! Our favorite was the Lily of the Valley!
Our mom is allergic to flowers so we don't have many in our yard.
Lots of Luv & Kisses
Addie, Lucie and Hailey
Woo! Mommy loved the pictures, she always likes to see what grows every where...she really liked that Yorktown Snow Flower Tree, she going to look into that one for here.
-Kira The BeaWootiful
Thanks for spreading some serenity around today! Humom really enjoyed your mom's pics - especially the lily of the valley and lilacs. Those are two of her favorites too. But we liked the Eskimo & Snowball bushes the bestest!
Woos & a-roos,
Star & Jack a-roo
Very pretty! We always enjoy al of your great pictures. Ommmmm....serenity now......Ommmmm
Your mom's garden is very pretty and certainly feel serene! Enjoy your sun today!
Your garden is beautiful! We don't have any flowers yet, but my Mom is keeping an eye out for her 18 year old Bleeding Heart to see if it makes it back this year. We hope so cuz our Aunty gave it to her that long ago. We will put up a pic if it comes.
Kisses,
Stella
OMG, mom is really feeling serene! She is just loving all of your pretty flowers! She can't wait for our lilacs and lily-of-the-valley to bloom! Mom wants a quince in the worst way!
Love ya lots,
Maggie and Mitch
Beautiful....that stray redbud is funny just sticking out the side like that. :)
Beautiful! I am feeling totally serene now!
Holly
I feel so serene I need to take a nap! My mum is jealous of your mum's pretty garden flowers.
Huffle Mawson
Furry beaWOOtiful!
Just like woo!
Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra
It's me again....just wanted to tell you how I got couch privileges. ;) Did you see the picture of me with my face turned around looking up at the camera...well, I was resting it on the couch and giving the sweet face. Start with that and then progress to putting your front paws up. When they tell you to get off walk away looking as sad and defeated as you can. Repeat these steps and in a couple of months you too shall have couch privileges. ;)
Good luck!
Nala
Very serene, Stormy. You have a beautiful garden - look at that assortment of flowers. Do you or the others ever taste them? Ha roooo.
Tail wags, the OP Pack
Very beautiful flowers, thank you for sharing. =)
Totally serene. Huh? Oh, responding to your post. Huh? Beautiful!!!! Love the lilacs, quince, lily of the valley (ohhhh - smells so good) and all the others - what gorgeous photos! Thanks for sharing!
Hugs xo
Sammie
WOW! So many pretty flowers... We can't have flowers, Tahlia would just eat them :(
Big licks to you
Suzuki
xxx
We really like the Yorktown Snow Flower Tree too. But Momma is not very good at plants.
Princess Eva
That's some of the most scenic scenery I have seen:)
Hope y'all are keepin well!
C$
Beautiful...thanks for sharing the garden. We have white-flowering quince, and I sure would rather have your lovely orangy-red one! :-D
What a beautiful post. You brought a little sunshine to our day. Another rainy dreary day in Texas..
Big Sloppy Kisses
Gus, Louie and Callie
This is just what Mom needed on a Monday morning. She likes the Lily of the Valley best also!
Very pretty. I was going to say that your mom is a really good gardener, but then I realized that the trick is all in the supervision. So really it's you that makes the garden so pretty!
Kat
WHOA! That redbud bloom is really cool!
Hugs,
Sitka
ah, very beautiful!!
~lickies, Ludo
WOW.... LOVE YOUR Garden!!!!
Thank you for sharing those flowers with us. DO your pups stay out of them?
HappY Spring!!!
Ah, that was such a beautiful post! I love flowers! :)
Mochi
You have beautiful flowers in your Kansas garden, Stormy. I especially like the lilacs-I'll bet they smell wonderful!
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