Right now, the hydrangeas, roses, and daylilies, some salvias, geraniums, coneflowers, rudbeckias, dianthus, cala lilies, and daisies are blooming up a storm, and before long, the hardy asters will join the party. The lavender is just beginning to bloom, along with more salvias.
In the next few weeks, irises will arrive, so I will be planting those, and dividing the rest of the irises that I have.
A few months ago, we dug up a continuing blooming rose that had been planted over twenty years ago, and I noticed that it looked as if it were dying, so I put it in a large pot, and today, it is a large bush blooming away. It must have had a lot of pent up energy in it's cramped place, poor thing, so am happy that it survived.
I will be preparing a sweet pea bed soon. My Mother always grew these, and one year, I had the most fantastic plot of these in all colors, doubles, etc., as I sent away for many types. I have been dreaming of having them again, and the other day, believe it or not, I found one vine in a completely different area from where I planted them fifteen years ago, with a few flowers, so I cut them and brought them inside, and walked around sniffing them, lol, such a marvelous fragrance. I will plant them in the fall to bloom in spring, hopefully.
How is your garden, chili?