My Irises Are Blooming!

A few years ago, we had a neighbor that was considered a Master Gardener.

His front garden was a delight to see each day as the flowers he lovingly cared for bloomed.

Alas, due to some personal issues, he had to move away.  

But, before he left, he allowed me to adopt some of his flowers.  

I chose some irises to dig up and replant in my back perennial garden.

As with all plants, the first year they crawl, the second year they walk 

and the third year they run. 

Whether it's because it's the third year having them in my garden or, 

because of our cool wet Spring, the irises are definitely running this year!

I am not tall, about 5'3" on a good day, 

and these are so tall I barely have to bend to get a good look at them.

I love the white and yellow combination. 

(Photo taken with my iPhone believe it or not!)

I had thought I should have dug up some of his 

chocolate brown irises too but, now I am glad I stuck with just the white.

I just love how tall and straight they stand in the garden.

They bloomed just after my alliums were done for the Spring. 

Perfect timing really. I'm thinking, come Fall, 

I will divide them up and scatter them throughout the whole garden 

for even, fingers crossed, more blooms next year.

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My Front Garden

I spent Mother's Day planting the pots for my little front garden and porch.

When we moved into our home 10 years ago this little patch was full of 

tree stumps and lava rock. 

Mr. B removed all of that, I added a double pot feature and began planting.

Over the years I have added perennials to the garden bed but I always use annuals in the pots.

I normally use a tall cordyline plant for the thriller of the top pot but this year I went with a salvia plant because Mr. B liked the purple. 

The rest of the pots were filled in with petunias.

I have also placed some features such as a ceramic snail named Sid and a frog we call Big Fat Bullfrog.

I also made a garden totem several years ago from thrift store glass and flat sided marbles.

I purchased the pots about ten years ago from a local furniture store in a set of three.

The third, medium sized pot, sits on the front porch. 

I again used a salvia and filled it in with marigolds and petunias.

Along the front of the porch, where we like to sit in the evening and talk over the days events, we have two long pots along the railing (only one shown here). The planters were a terra cotta color but 

I whipped out a can of brown spray paint for plastic 

and painted them so that they blended better and the plants stand out more. 

A geranium an each end with white petunias in the center really pop!

I still need to plant up some hanging baskets but I usually wait to do those until Memorial Day weekend as those dang birds love to make nests in them if I put them up too soon!

I hope you've enjoyed this little tour of my front gardens. 

I will share more of the front of our home once the perennials start blooming.

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