May flowers....

Zeraphin...

"The kids" all gave me Mothers Day presents ^_^

The kids....Izzy

Bandit

JB

And last, but not least - Thor, the "baby" of the house

Bec--for as small a garden that you have--you sure have an amazing amount of beautiful flowers.....Of course--the camera can do wonders.......

Happy "Mothers day" to you!!!! Woooof...woooofff...Meow....meow......

Gita

Thanks Gita, and yes, I have an unreal amount of plants that are beginning to bloom - cameras are one thing, you still need the plants/flowers to take the pictures...^_^ I won't be happy until every square inch & planter has a plant/vine in/on it!

Bec - what kind of light for that Lysmachia punctata "Alexander?" LOVE those colors!! Guessing shade to part shade????

I think you can grow it in sun or shade, Chantell. It likes pretty moist soil so I'm growing it in part shade because the soil isn't so dry there and it's thriving. There are actually two varieties, Alexander, which has green variegated leaves, and golden Alexander, which has gold variegated leaves.

Very pretty...the other sounds adorable as well!!!

Mine is in near full shade - and I still have no idea where it came from!

Bec, Gita & Susan, Your beds and planters are looking wonderful. Too busy to take photos now!!

Here's one of my Weigela blooming last week.

Here's another Columbine new last fall. I like these double white blooms.

More shade garden photos. I love that Chartreuse Hosta. It's called "Sunpower" and I have several mixed throughout the beds.

I'm not sure who this geranium is. It's growing taller than I expected.

Chantel, Here's that new dwarf pink Lilac that I purchased last fall. It only put out one bloom so far, but the smell is devine!

Some Iris Reticulata. I separated this clump last fall and wasn;t sure it would bloom this year.

Some Iris. That strip by the road is another project I've got going. I'm removing all of the weeds grass and dirt and starting over. It's been a big job.

Some Anemones which won't hold still for a good photo.

Stormy - I saw that pretty baby lilac at a nursery this weekend...cutie patootie they are!! I barely had any blooms this year...silly me, forgot that they bloom on new growth and I pruned my hard...in NOVEMBER...ugh...live and learn!! THAT hosta is gorgeous - really pops with that color. Jealous of all you that keep your Columbines alive - never made it for me...too much sun.

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Let's see...here's the Goldflame Honeysuckle - looking so cheery!!

Look what Chloe's mommy surprised me with...is this cute or what?!?

And the Bouvardia longiflora that I've been raving about...the scent? Ahhhhhh - mah-vel-ous, I tell you!!!

That flower arrangement is so cute! Love the garden bag.