Today the first roses of the year bloomed: L'Empereur du Maroc, Marchioness of Lorne, and General Jacqueminot. Meanwhile, the first peonies are still a-bloom and the later ones are opening. Of the German iris, the earliest are done but Edith Wofford and her ilk are still going strong.
This is the first year I haven't had a sad gap between iris and anything else. The Hybrid Perpetuals are finally coming into their own, thanks to two years of 7-foot fencing.
A couple of delphiniums are thinking about blooming.
Today I received -- and planted -- the final four of the 10 roses I ordered this year.
It was 80 and overcast, all evening as I planted and then mowed for an hour. The air was so thick with humidity and a very strong scent that it was challenging just to breathe. Honeysuckle, honey locust, and catalpa are all in bloom at once. The highbush cranberry viburnum is just going out of bloom as well.
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