It rained again today, and I couldn't do gardening. Instead, I made up my mind to take photos of my garden. I love photographing flowers, so I really enjoyed it.
In my garden, mostly my roses have finished blooming, but some other plants are now in full bloom. For example, clematises are lively.
They are very interesting plans. In the winter they look completely dead, but when the weather warms up, all the sudden, they start sprouting leaves.
I have five different varieties of clematis, and three of them are in full bloom right now.
Especially, the last one in the picture below just bloomed this morning. I had been eagerly waiting for it, so I was thrilled to see it open. I absolutely love its red-violet color.
When I found my American wisteria had some buds, I was very excited! It didn't bloom twice last year, but this year I'm happy to see it bloom again! Woo Hoo!!
The picture below shows nigella, which a friend gave me some seeds. I planted the seeds last fall, and one of the seedlings has finally bloomed.
The third plant is hydrangea. It got some buds last month. Every year it shows lovely flowers, and I'm grateful for it. Especially, the flower's colors this year look more . vibrant.
The picture below shows a different variety, which shows white flowers. It has three buds, and they grow very slowly. I'm looking forward to seeing them bloom.
The purple flower is a type of bellflower. I'm sorry the pictures are out of focus.
Although I mentioned that my roses have stopped blooming, I have some exceptions. For instance, my La Reine Victoria has started bearing buds again.
I encouraged its bud open in the rain. For some reason, flowers in the rain seem even brighter and prettier.
I didn't edit the picture below, but the leaves look very blue-green. The color blue-green and the color orange are complementary colors. I was amazed when I found this color harmony in nature.
My Rococo didn't bloom with my other roses and it finally has started blooming in the rain.
My English rose called Jude the Obscure from David Austin Roses also finally has started blooming in the rain.
My Jacqueline du Pré is blooming as well even in the rain.
The tiny rose is called Mozart, which is a gift from a friend. My Mozart also has started blooming again, even though it's already started producing rose hips.
Some of my roses have started producing some rose hips. I have 6 varieties produce them, so I'm excited how many I'll be able to harvest them.
The very last rose is also a gift from a friend. I usually don't let young bushes bloom, but I let this one do because I was very curious what its flower looked like. It turned out to be very adorable and I loved it! I'll try to grow it larger and let it produce more flowers next year!
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What a variety you have growing! I have never seen a white nigella -- I think they are quite charming flowers. But my favourite flower would be hydrangea. I kind of relate hydrangea to Japan... I have seen lots of photos of them growing on side walks in Japan.
I've planted blue ones as well, but for some reason, the blue ones grow so slow. When they bloom, I'll write about it as well. I love nigella too.
I also like hydrangea. Yesterday, I went out to see them, and I'll write about it as well!
I heard that a hydrangea's colour depends on the soil it's planted in. Do you know if that's true? It looks like you have different colours!
I'm also curious about your clematis. Do you cut them back in the fall and let them regrow, or leave them alone? When I moved into my house, there was a clematis that was cut back. It grew last summer (it's a lovely purple colour), then I cut it back because that's what had been done before I moved in. But I've since heard that you can leave them and they will regrow without being cut, so I'm not sure what to do this fall!
@Shauna There're so many different kinds of hydrangeas, so do you know your kinds? If you are unsure, I recommend search their names. Then, you can look up specific care about each of them. It sounds maniac, but some need deep cut back and others shallow one, so it works.
@yumiyumayume I'm honestly not sure what kind it is - I guess my first step will be figuring that out! Thank you :)
I recommend before they'll produce buds, it's better for you to trim them. So, you'll see them in bloom next year again.