We have had 80°f temps for the last week and spring is in full bloom in East TN. Here are the newest blooms: Iris ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden ) dutch iris ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden ) japanese painted fern & wegelia ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden ) lamium ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden ) azalea blooms ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden ) encore azalea ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden ) encore azalea ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden ) chronicles rhodendrum ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden ) first knockout rose bloom ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden )
Oooh, nice! Your spring blooms are our early summer blooms. Wish I could smell your iris and that azalea.
Look at those isises go! Gail. you habe shown a most wonderful array of beautiful blooms this time. You are sooooo far ahead of us here that it's almost like being in another country. That Japaneese Painted Fern is a lovely-looking thing. I enjoyed seeing these examples in your garden. Brava! Your garden is looking very impressive......and without squirrels and chipmunks it seems.
Another gardener lagging behind here in Scotland. Your Japanese Painted Fern is so unusual and pretty - now I want one!! The only iris that have fowered here, so far, are my miniature ones. My azalias will be a while yet before they burst into flower. Thanks for sharing your garden with us Gail. :-D
So glad to share my photos with you all and I really appreciate your comments. The japanese painted fern is one of my favorites with its gray green foilage and it is very hardy and easy to divide once it is established. I love the encore azaleas because they rebloom in summer & fall (most of the time). Sjoerd, there are still plenty of chipmunks & squirrels...we have only made a small dent in their population.
I do love your blooms.Those Rhodies are so perfect.Well to think about it I'm a purple and blue bloom nut and those Irises are marvelous.Heck they are all my favorites .
