Song - John Denver "Inch by Inch"
Our garden is a riot of color right now due to my obsession with Bearded Iris! Well, that and roses and Spring bulbs and Lilac's and Wisteria and......well, you know how it can be.
My Grandpa Art got me started with roses. He always had several roses in his front yard in Oakland with cuttings and onions underneath.
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| Grandma Sophie in the rose garden in Oakland |
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| Grandpa Art with 3 of his 4 daughters in the rose garden. My mom is on the far left. |
Both of my parents are wonderful gardeners and their yard looks like a park. They are in their mid-eighties (shhh...don't tell them I told you that!) and it wasn't until this year that they hired someone to "mow & blow" but all of the rest of the work, they do themselves. They get great satisfaction from working in the soil and coaxing a plant along.
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| My parents at the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco while they were dating. |
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| My mom & her sister Marie in a garden |
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My Grandpa Art working in the rose garden while his four daughters pose for the camera. L-R is my Aunt Bernadine, my mom, Aunt Alma and Aunt Marie. Not sure who the little girl giggling on the steps is.
Now that all of the Spring blossoms have left the trees and the bulbs are withering and my roses are just about to burst into bloom, I have time to enjoy my Iris.
I hope you enjoy them too.....
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| Where I relax after gardening. Ahhh...... |
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| Had to add a beautiful white Lilac!!! Can't you just smell the lovely fragrance? |
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| And some Peonies just about to bloom!!! So exciting..... |
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| Our Wisteria at the back gate. |
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| You would not believe the iridescent colors on this Iris when the sun is shining. Unfortunately it was a hazy day today. |
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| Some white Clematis on our fence. |
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| The entire fence is a beautiful creamy white. |
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| A little American Goldfinch taking a sunbath on the birdbath. |
PS - I picked my first bouquet of Sweet Pea's today and they smell glorious!
"Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul. " - Luther Burbank
