It’s the time of year where every day in the garden is a new one, with something new in bloom.

Like these big, beautiful Oriental Poppies. I had quite the display of them at the townhouse, but they didn’t make the move, so I bought some new ones last year. This one is called Royal Wedding. But this one has done something a little odd. In addition to this white bloom…

It put up a couple of pale pink ones. I’m not complaining, because they are beautiful!

The second of my three Widow’s Tears have bloomed. I have the solid purple you saw earlier, this one with a touch of blurple, and another that’s white with a touch of red-purple.

My Geums are blooming. I have just these two colours, but I would love to get more.

My white Clematis is blooming. Sadly I lost one of my clematis vines (a light pink one), but this one is so pretty it makes the loss a little less.

Chrysler Imperial wins the honour of the first rose to bloom – though it’s a little sad and bug eaten.

It was quickly followed by Prairie Princess and At Last. As Last is a new one, and I’ve yet to decide where I’m going to put her. I said I wasn’t going to build and new gardens this year, but I think I might have to – or at least expand of of the existing ones.

This lovely peachy pink iris is the latest iris to bloom. Sadly, I don’t know her name because she was from a mix of pink irises.

All those foxglove seedlings I moved around last year are in full bloom and glory. I was a little surprised that they were ALL a bold pink. Foxgloves don’t always come true from seed, and quite often revert to white or a pale pink. But not these ones. I am a little sad – I do love the white ones. But it’s hard to be too sad with foxgloves EVERYWHERE!

After three years, my Baptisa (False Indigo) has finally bloomed. I was a little surprised, because I thought it was the yellow variety – but this dark purple is just as lovely!

And last, I’ll leave you with this magnificent stand of Lupins. They take my breath away every time I see them.