my brother gave me this evergreen southern magnolia last year, as it was not thriving in his New England garden. it had one flower last week!

This arisaema is also blooming...

i planted this bald cypress about 9 years ago, and now it is almost 20 feet tall! It has feathery leaves like a redwood, and is everyone's favorite tree. On the right of the cypress is the silverbell tree.

more of the arisaema...

Fred has come back! And the daylillies are blooming!

viticella clematis are blooming now.

This is Fred, the next door neighbor's cat. Fred usually lives in my front garden, but now has gone missing. Has anyone seen Fred?

my mother's new puppy, a portuguese water dog.

i transplanted rose "dainty bess" last year, and now she is struggling. i still think she has the prettiest flowers, which are almost 3" across.

this arisaema is graced with two flowers this year. i'll be posting more than one picture of it, you can be assured!

these foxgloves volunteered from a plant 10 feet away

more clematis

survival!

this hoya is filling my office with the most tantalizing tropical scent! the actual flower size is 1cm.

clematis are blooming now

these foxgloves have chosen the spot they like!

will this young, innocent echinachea bud survive the onslaught?

in memoriam: these beautiful heritage roses were eaten by the deer last night. i need to change deer repellant brands!

sage, i apologize, not a great picture. i will post better ones soon.

snap dragons! these have been self sowing the last few years.

peony madness is ending, roses will be next!

peony madness!!!