Serene Scenery Sunday

Ha roo, pups and cool cats - it's me, Zim! Need a little serenity in your life? You've come to the right place. How about a walk through our backyard gardens? That always soothes my not-so-troubled mind! Let's look around at what's blooming right now.

Wandering down to the southwest area, we can see a lot going on.

Me (Zim) in the southwest quadrant of the backyard

Right above me - see that tree? That's the Yorktown Snow Flower Tree that our Aunt Janet sent us last year. There's no snow involved, but wow, what a wonderfully soothing name ~ Snow Flower. (For a close-up of the blooms, please click here.)

Right in front of my snooter is a Butterfly Weed. Here's a closer look at that:

Me (Zim) and the Butterfly Weed

Aunt Janet sent that, too. In the Summer, it will have really intense orange flowers on it! And butterflies, too! It did a lot of growing this year, so Mom's all excited about it.

Beyond me, down on the bottom tier, do you see the pink stuff? That's Wine and Roses Weigela. We have three different weigela varieties in bloom right now in different areas of the backyard. Let's look at those real quick:

Wine and Roses Weigela

Red Prince Weigela

Minuet Weigela

Just across a little strip of lawn from those Minuet Weigela are some Day Lilies. Our first bloom has opened!

Day Lily

Before too long, there will be a big splash of yellow over there - I'll keep you posted!

Just up from those, in the northeast corner of the yard, our Miss Kim Lilacs are in full swing.

Miss Kim Lilacs

I have no idea who Miss Kim is, but she has some mighty wonderful smelling Lilacs! I just love those! (In Ammy's post the other day, you could see them in the background!)

I'll keep exploring, checking the AO for new and exciting stuff to show you!

Zimmle Mawson, Explorer Pup, at the Great Wall of ... Kansas

That's about all that's blooming right now, though I think I saw a couple buds on the rose bush. Oh, and some dandy-lions, but those REALLY don't make Mom feel serene, so I thought I'd leave them out.

Happy Serene Scenery Sunday to all!

Play bows,

Zim