Choice Morsels

This is the time of year when my Florida garden explodes into bloom---Easter lilies everywhere! Climbing Roses, Hydrangeas, Blue Agapanthus, Shasta Daisies, Gardenias---everything all at once! Today's Garden Pic is a shot of Climbing Red Roses, a 4 O'clock getting ready to bloom & a Easter Lily!   I was home to Indiana last week---where I still needed long sleeves & pants because May in Indiana is still pretty cool. I was able to see my sisters and my nephews & niece. We were gathered for a Celebration of Life for our Mom who died last October and we put her ash box in the mausoleum next to Dad's coffin.  It was a good visit.  It was nearly midnight when my friend dropped me off back at the house after the airport and I saw my Gardenia there by the driveway was thick with white blossoms and it's allspice-like fragrance hung heavy on the night air mingled with the fragrance of dozens of Easter lilies. It was nice to come home to.

A couple weeks ago, my climbing rose & wood trellis were pushed over by wind and I had to replace the trellis and cut everything of the rose down accept this lone stem. Here is it now, covered in new growth!  Yay, my new Dwarf Butterfly Bush came in the mail today! I ordered this past spring for delivery at proper planting time!   It's Lavender. Hubby will help me on Friday dig a spot for it!