More Blooms From the Gardens

A few of the many blooms I've enjoyed this year...

My Flower Garden in May

May has seen more than her share of stormy weather.  My flower gardens were often a muddy mess, but most of the flowers fared well from the inclement weather.

An Eastern Black Swallowtail checks out the Lantana

Can you see the tiny Skipper on this bloom?
(Wish I could remember the name of this plant- my amnesia is kicking in)

Lovely Red Pentas

A busy Bumble Bee buzzed from flower to flower

He is particularly fond of the Foxgloves (I am too!)

Buzzzzzzz

My Asiatic Lily is now blooming and the size of it has quadrupled since last year!
 Time to transplant this one.

My first Hibiscus plant.  The huge, gorgeous blooms convinced me to bring it home.

I planted a few Double Tiger Lily bulbs back in February.
They're now gorgeous!  Wish their blooms would last longer!

I love this shade of pink.  Pink Verbena.

The first of the Liatris Spicata plants has bloomed.  
Several stalks are coming up and will soon bloom as well.

Several of these tiny insects (some sort of small bee?) are creeping about on the Gaillardia blooms

The young and the old, side by side

Surround Yourself With Beauty

It feels good to be surrounded by beauty...

I call it Soul Therapy.

Many of you were inspired to share images of bright, colorful flowers in your blog posts yesterday.  The love and attachment that we humans have to beauty is universal, and flowers can speak volumes.  

The pink miniature roses above grow wild on a fence which surrounds a horse pasture- what a nice surprise to find beauty in unexpected places!  The remainder of images below were shot from my front porch, starting with the "blues"- Lobelia and Hydrangea.

The pretty orange and bright pink blooms are New Guinea Impatiens.  They do well in the shade.  

Plants that love the sun get plenty of it.  This group includes the Shrimp plant, Tacoma, Bells of Fire,  Pentas, Verbena and Bat Face Cuphea.

An assortment of pretty greens also love my porch...Ivy, Spider plant and Philodendron.

On my front porch I am content to be surrounded by such beauty...

"Don't wait for someone else to bring you flowers.

Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul". 

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!