May 21

Just one today and it's only partially blooming

Lupine

May 20

Just one new one today

Tradescantia

May 19

Today there are six pictures of five new blooms, and I'll start naming them

Bellflower ('Joan Eliot')


Columbine [the third color this year]


Sage


Trollius


Two Korean lilacs ('Miss Kim')
This one is in the back by the driveway


This one is on the south side of the house

May 18

Two more today

May 17

Nothing yesterday, and only two today




but one is the Hawthorne tree

May 15

There's only one today

May 14

Four appears to be the magic number

From the boulevard garden


From the front garden


From the north side garden


From the center back garden


Maybe there are too many gardens? Nah!

May 13

Four new ones for Mothers' Day

May 12

A crested iris leads today's gang of 4 new blooms

May 11

There are four more today



After several days of waiting, the azalea finally started to bloom


There's a large bush with tiny flowers behind the garage


One more iris

May 10

Six more today




Three were hiding






and two new small iris couldn't be missed

May 9

Seven new ones today...










including yet another tulip,


the first iris of the season (a small one),


and the first bloom from the area outside the fence in back.

May 8

Two more today - both tulips,




one quite small

May 7

There were no new blooms yesterday but six today:




including an odd one,



another tiny bleeding heart,



and some small ones hidden away.