Karyn, your pics are lovely as usual. What is the bush imaged just below the Lilac, the depth of colour is just stunning.

Thanks. The magenta bush is one of my overgrown azaleas and that's one of the smaller ones. I neglected to cut them back after flowering last season and didn't want to trim them late and forfit blooms this year so now I'm dealing with some that are over 6' tall. I must prune them as soon as the blooms fade or they'll eat my house. lol

Karyn, I love your pictures, as usual. I am so happy that your plants are coming back. Saturday, I noticed the my gingers started poking out of the ground. Problem is that I thought they froze, and planted brugmansia plants almost on top of them. I think I will have to move the brugmansia, the gingers have seniorty. Barbra,

Lovely flowers the pohoto's are great!
TY
Susan

You're good with a camera Karyn. You've a few beauties in there. That orchid is about the prettiest I've ever seen, nice colors to. The azalea is vibrant! I don't even know what color my 2 footer is yet, I think it's pink, but after seeing yours I probably won't be as pleased with mine as I thought I would be.lol. I read that some types grow to a huge tree, and that you can tell if that's what you have if they grow more than 6" a year. The smaller ones grow about 2" a year. I read that at one site, so don't take it for fact. The picoteed bonsai'd plant is very attractive. I want an obesum every time I see one, and yours is a perfectly good one. The dwarf lilac and the columbine and that 8th one from the second group, I like all of them...and the 3rd one from the bottom... Well this can go on just too long...lol.

I enjoyed the share, thank you - Sandy

Here's a link with a few idea's on how to keep those deers away. Check out the last one - not the last paragraph which refers to what not to do. That's a new idea.
Blood meal in pots or around plants will keep your squirrels or herbivores away to.

Here is a link that might be useful: How to keep deer away from the garden

I wish I could put up an electrified fence around my yard like we have at the farm but not sure how parents would feel about their kids getting zapped if they come too close. lol Blood meal doesn't work well for me but I do mix up a concoction that includes rotten eggs that works well. It just needs to be reapplied often and I get lax and don't do it enough. This concoction will keep everything away, including people. lol I actually have about a half gallon left that I mixed up last season. I wonder how pungent that might be now of if it's deteriorated so much that it's ineffective? I'm too scared to take a whiff!

Those azaleas are about 30 years old and were already here when we bought the house. The original owners went kind of crazy with them and they are everywhere. Not only that but I usually get new plants from branches that have rooted from ground layering and I don't find them until they are fairly established. I had 5 huge shrubs removed a couple years ago to make room for other plants.

Karyn, everything looks fantastic! The Brazilian Candle is gorgeous and I've always loved that honeysuckle, Goldflame?? (forgot name). Mine is blooming like crazy right now too!

WOW!!! Your season is off and running!! Everything is just beautiful!!! I love the adenium!! Great pic's!!

everything looks wonderful karyn

Beautiful pictures and your yard is gorgeous. The only way I've found to keep deer away is to plant things they don't like. We have created small fenced areas that they can't get to also.

Wow Karyn, I can not believe how many flowers you already have. I love the Brazilian Candles and the Orchid.

So beautiful, Karyn! Love that miltonia. I love that you did a Bonsai,looks great! Also love that Adenium and the Scotch Broom!

Theresa