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A Garden party /
What started as a trio, grew into a quintet and now is a septet. |
As the middle of April approaches, our spring garden is starting to take shape. And, with the Bay Area sun shining regularly again, it's a matter of days before we welcome the return of our irises and roses.
Yes, spring colors are ready to burst out just in time for Easter.
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Calla lily / Its trumpet blooming
and smiling. |
Our calla lilies, which started to blossom in mid January, are now in full bloom. What started as a trinity of three (Father, Son and Holy Ghost?) in a calla lily bed anchored by our Japanese maple tree on the right side of our front porch has grown up to become a party of seven (one calla lily for each day of the week, maybe?). Around the corner from the garden party, the rest of our majestic calla lilies are lined up single-file along the east side of our house with their trumpets all beaming with smiles.
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Budding iris / Peaking out
through sword-shaped leaves. |
In our backyard garden, our iris bed has been a hub of activity as sword-shaped leaves have grown tremendously during the past month thanks to plenty of rain. The first iris buds protruding through these sword-shaped leaves should start blooming within a week.
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Queen Elizabeth rose /
Our first bud is ready
to open any day. |
Also, our Queen Elizabeth and Mr. Lincoln rose bushes have shown some budding development after being pruned back for the winter months.
Day-by-day, along with our other rose bushes, they are showing hints that they're ready to blossom. Once they do, we will be rewarded with a steady stream of colorful roses for days and months to come.
The pleasure of our gardens, indeed.
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