Bright Sunshiny Day

This has been a long spell of heat and humidity. I am ready for it to end now :).

Roses, Roses, Roses

My rose bed is beautiful right now.

Hibiscus in Bloom

One thing about Hibiscus is they are not shy about blooming, the blooms are as a big as a dinner plate.

Where Flowers Bloom

I was playing around in Paint Shop Pro again.

Suprise Lily and Hydrangea Tree

The Surprise lilies are in full bloom, a beautiful sight and scent.

My hydrangea tree is almost fully open as well. This is the second year for the trees, I am happy to say they survived our Iowa winter very well, I was not certain they would. The trees were given to us, this spring we planted 2 new hydrangea bushes close to them, Endless Summer and Pinky Winky. We also dug and transplanted two other bushes that were in other areas of our yard, one is Limelight and the other I think is Annabelle but I am not sure on that one.

The heat and humidity are still in full here in Iowa, but then it is August. I have been digging and transplanting iris for the past two weekends, my grandsons are going to be here this weekend so not sure how much digging I will get done :). I ordered two new memory sticks for my computer, I am going to ask my oldest grandson if he wants to help Grandma install them in the puter, he is 8 and loves doing things like that. Who knows maybe they can help dig iris :).

Some Sunday Blooms

My Surprise Lilies are in Bloom!

I am tickled pink to say that my Surprise Lily AKA Naked Ladies, Magic Lily, Resurrection Lily (Lycoris squamigera) are blooming, they were up about a foot last April when we got the long spell of freezing temps, I was worried that they may not bloom. They are one of favorite plants, also one of my oldest plants.