Exceedingly Mundane

I feel the need to post a few flower pictures today. Bear with me, I know, I know – if it ain’t flowers, it’s birds or squirrels!

My first New Guinea impatien seems to be doing well, and blooming nicely:

Our clematis is blooming, but in a weird way this year. All the blooms are in one area, not spread out all over the trellis like they usually are. Plus, they all bloomed at the same time. Boom, one day there were several buds ready to open, the next day there was a profusion of flowers:

And finally, big Sigh. I love buying flowers and seeing them bloom, but I dislike the actual planting part. And come June and July when it’s hotter than blue blazes, I will resent getting out every day to water the little buggers. Anyone want to volunteer to come do some planting for me? This is just the first batch, I will need this many or more to fill in the rest of the beds and planters… these are just for the back yard and a few pots:

And yes, I don’t subscribe to the “pick a color scheme” or the “mass plant flowers in one color for maximum impact” mode of thought. Obviously. I like lots of color, and all kinds of colors, so I buy the mixed ones. My yard, my rules. Sort of like my blog. 😀