April Blooms

Lots of flowers are blooming in my garden now.

Here's a rose named Americana.

Here's one named Secret.

Here's an old one named Peace. It was here when we bought the place 11 years ago.

This is a large bellflower that reseeds itself every year. We enjoy watching those huge black bees visiting it; they end up covered with pollen.

This is Jupiter's beard. It self seeds too; in fact it's almost a weed. It sprawls across the front walkway impeding foot traffic. I fills in between the roses nicely, but I have to be ruthless with the seedlings.

This is an iris called Beux Arts.

This is a climbing rose called All Ablaze. It seems much happier now that it's got a trellis.

And here is the Queen of my garden; Double Delight. I have several of these because it looks beautiful, smells heavenly, and makes a long lasting bouquet. Maybe it should be called Triple Delight.