Roses are red

Today ended with the sun setting behind the pool house, it looked simply gorgeous. The days are longer and definitely hotter now, with a touch of summer feeling. I think we are being treated to a taste of lazy, sunny days ahead.

I’m so loving seeing the flowers blooming around the garden. I feel I have much more understanding of how the garden works now, and what is flourishing when.

The peonies come first, with their bold bright blooms, that fade in the sun as the days pass by.

Then the red roses, that flourish over the front door and just below the bedroom windows. Their scent drifting through an open window. The roses will bloom throughout the summer, as long as I clip the dead heads off.

I also have a few hot, pink mini gladioli, that I planted earlier this year, that are just starting to pop up through the beds.

I am so loving getting to know my garden.