Comments on Garden Muse: Backyard blooms

Darla: I'm guessing since this is their first year...

2009-05-20T09:37:12.580-07:00

Darla: I'm guessing since this is their first year in the garden, the azaleas aren't quite established and are slow to bloom. I'll take a late bloom regardless. Of course, two of the rhododendrons haven't started blooming either and they came with the house!

Catherine: Do you prune them back pretty hard? It would be nice to get a second round!

Looking great there. That was a lot of rain wasn'...

2009-05-20T08:48:17.670-07:00

Looking great there. That was a lot of rain wasn't it?
I'm going to give my spireas a major pruning too. Frances (FaireGarden) said it they're pruned right after they bloom you may get a second flush of flowers.

So many pretty blooms. Love the spirea and can't ...

2009-05-20T08:15:39.441-07:00

So many pretty blooms. Love the spirea and can't believe your Azaleas are just now blooming! I love that color.

Karen: LOL. Of course I'm not. I've just been busy...

2009-05-19T23:41:13.509-07:00

Karen: LOL. Of course I'm not. I've just been busy and really bad at responding to comments and commenting on other blogs. I need to start waking earlier to add more hours to my child-free time so I can get all my stuff done!

The spirea is bare in the winter. I love the color of this shrub, especially the red tinge at the edge.

Hey, how are you doing? You're not mad at me or so...

2009-05-19T23:34:59.208-07:00

Hey, how are you doing? You're not mad at me or something are you? I feel like maybe I left too many irritating questions in your comments lately. Hope you can forgive me!

Oh, I have been seeing that spirea all over town including right next door on our street and wondering what it was. Is it bare in winter and then a mellower color as the leaves age? For some reason I never noticed it before, it's so visually arresting! Now I want one too, of course.