Well it’s Bloom Day again, and I’m ashamed to admit that it’s been a rather long time since I last put up a Bloom Day post. Even longer still since I’ve posted about my own garden. It’s not that I have a shortage of flowers during the “warm” months (I put warm in quotes because it’s currently in the 50s and rainy here), I just usually tend to forget to take pictures of them.

But not today! For your viewing enjoyment I trekked through my garden (in the rain!) to snap a few pics of some of the lovely color I have right now.

My daffodils are pretty much all spent, but I still have quite a few tulips.

Around in the back of the house there’s a Bergenia (Pigsqueak).

A little further in the back are some cute primroses and a groundcover that I don’t know the name of.

And way back by the fence I found some grape hyacinths.

Moving on over to the front side of the house are the bleeding hearts.

Just a little beyond that are some Virginia bluebells.

Turn around, and (hooray!) my cherry tree is in bloom.

And over on the corner the pear tree is producing a few blossoms of its own.

So there you have it! Not bad for a cold and rainy day in May.

Aloe Flower in front yard on December 15

I still need to get these blackfoot daisies out of the pots and into the ground.

I took a couple of shots today in my east Austin yard for Bloom Day.  If you don’t know about bloom day, check out May Dreams Gardens

About a week and a half ago, I bought a house. It’s my first house, and I have to admit I’m a bit intimidated by it. Just the idea of home ownership and the responsibility that goes with it is intimidating enough, but on top of that I had to go and buy a “fixer upper”. The house needs new windows, new wiring, more insulation, an additional bathroom, new paint in every single room, floor refinishing, and a couple of new basement steps. Did I say basement? I meant hole in the ground.

As daunting as those repairs may seem, I think I’m even more afraid of the yard.

It’s not a very big yard, but you wouldn’t know that by walking through it. The previous owner of the house spent the last fifteen years turning the yard into his own personal botanical garden. There are plants everywhere, and the less than quarter acre corner lot has an incredible amount of privacy. It’s really a lovely little yard, but when it comes to maintenance, I don’t even know where to start. The fact that I don’t even know what half the stuff is doesn’t help. This morning, I decided to go out there and take pictures of everything that’s blooming right now (I didn’t include everything here). I know what some of these flowers are, but not all. By all means, please enlighten me. While you’re at it, feel free to stop by, grab pair of pruners and get to work.

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