SPRING TIME IN THE GARDEN

We have had lovely Spring days here in Southern California. It's days like these that make me happy to live here.

I thought I would go take a walk out in the garden and show you what is going on out there. It's still pretty early but several flowers are blooming.

Come on, I'll show you.

I am a big lover of flowers. Yet, I'm not good at knowing the names of most of them. So you will have to excuse me for not sharing what these flowers are called.

This is my first rose bush I've ever owned. I got it last year. I was worried it wasn't going to bloom again this year as I had no idea what to do help it along.

Though it's clear Mother Nature did. I'm getting these beautiful big blossoms now. There are so many buds waiting to pop open. I'm going to have lots of pretty bouquets inside this year.

These flowers are such a lovely pale yellow. Again, no idea what they are called.

I do think they are an off shoot of a different plant. They are in a pot that has pink and purple flowers. I planted them last year. They are the same type as these yellow ones but I never planted yellow flowers. I do like them though.

Maybe I should call them my ghost flowers.

I was lucky this year. The Petunias came back all on their own. Normally we pull these out at the end of the year and plant new ones each Spring. This plant never completely died off so we left it planted. Now it's full of flowers again.

Oh, I have another Petunia in the front yard that is all white. It did the same as these and this year they came back bigger then last year.

This is a Geranium plant that is a mix of a few different plants. I love the different color leaves.

This is a Double Impatient. It's another one that held up over the Winter and is now back to blooming.

I like that so many of our flowers came back this year. Saves money for more flowers to be added.

We have many Hydrangea bushes but this is the first one to bloom this year. I can't wait for them all to.

We have several pinks, three whites and one purple one.

Even though several are the same color they are all different looking.

The Azaleas usually start to die off around this time of year but they are still in full bloom.

I think our strange weather we have had has confused our flowers this year. We went from hot days to cold and raining days over and over again. Poor flowers didn't know what to do.

I hope that doesn't mean we will have a short Spring season this year.

I don't know what these flowers are. I think they are from the Daisy family. I adore the petals though. They are so different looking.

This are also from the Daisy family. They are white with pale purple edges.

There are a few more plants blooming but I thought I would hold off showing those until later.

Hope your garden is blooming for you too.