Pink climbing rose

 

The new climbing rose has finally gotten strong enough for its flowers to hold up their heads.

Roses and violets

 One of my favorites, the violet of last spring and summer disappeared everywhere else in the yard but reappeared in this pot next to the pink geranium below. One of the color combinations I like best in the garden - purple and yellow.


 This rosebush is doing well this year and has over a dozen blooms at the same time. It must like the used coffee grounds I've been putting around its roots.


 The rose petals are a deep pink with a pale underside that gives the flower a velvety, lined look and feel.

 

This pink geranium has done very well outdoors in the sun and heat. It spent the winter months near a basement window and had only a few leaves at best.

Looking down

The plant has grown into a small tree. It is covered with tiny, fragrant white flowers in the spring. Now, the afternoon sun highlights the new, pale green leaves.

Red Hibiscus

The first hibiscus to bloom in the yard - this scarlet beauty is perfect.

My neighbor's violet Rose of Sharon peeps over the back fence.



Can't wait for these hibiscus buds to open up. The saucer-sized flowers are red. I also have white ones with red centers in another part of the yard.

The New Guinea impatiens likes it in the shade.




My attempts to grow tomato plants in a container yields these modest results.




My own Rose of Sharon tree in full bloom.



A "clutch" of daylilies livens up the backyard.

Summer rose

I love the pale butter yellow of the rose, the pink edging, and the fragrance. I planted this rose bush some years ago before I decided I should save name tags to be able to identify plants later on.

Cleome

The only flower on this plant, which is about 2 1/2 feet tall, the violet and purple cleome is striking against the green background when you see it during the day. I took this photo with a flash at night. The plant is almost twice the size of a baseball.