Isn't this a springlike picture? Lady of Guadalupe on right, Easter Basket in front of her, peony Cora Stubbs center-left behind Easter Basket, and purple pansies on the left.

This Easter Basket is replacing my first one that produced one bloom and then came down with RRD. So glad to see that this Easter Basket is healthy and blooming its fool head off!

Molineux with some storm-battered blue irises and white peonies (dark blue Siberian irises in background). Molineux is feeling very apricotish after all our storms.

Braveheart--my favorite Clements shrub. (You can see Molineux in background, top right corner).

Here's Braveheart viewed from the opposite direction (that's Lady of Guadalupe in the background). Braveheart is right in the center of my backyard (but I have no idea why that chair is sitting in the middle of my picture).

Edith Wolford Iris--one of my new batches of iris. Just had to sneak these in here since this is their first ever blooming.

Another one of my new irises, but I've forgotten the name. Love its frilly edges.

Isn't that odd. Can't remember all my iris' names, but never forget a rose's name. Hmmmmm.

My patriotic corner of the garden: Double KO, old-fashioned light blue iris (they look darker in the picture), and white peony (Bridal something or other).

Actually, it was entirely accidental. Never occurred to me that they would all bloom at the same time.

Lady of Shalott with purple-fringed tetraploid iris someone gave me years ago. The iris blooms are so large that the plant falls over in windy weather, but the Lady seems willing to prop them up. What a Lady!

Anne Boleyn--a smaller, airy Austin. This is the best bloom she has ever produced--I guess she's maturing.

Now I'm just waiting for the new roses I planted this spring to start blooming--like Munstead Wood which has been sitting there with one red fulsome bud doing nothing but looking back at me--ALL WEEK. Like how long does it take this character to pop into bloom?

Hope you enjoyed the first spring blooms in my garden. : )

Kate

I planted some Easter Basket this year too, she's already quite a bloomer. Yours looks so pretty, especially with her companions.

I think it's something in the nature of Munstead Wood to do that: tease you with one ever-swelling bud for days and days and then take your breath away when it opens. Mine did that too and then followed with an explosive opening of all the other buds.

Wow, your Molineaux is spectacular. I really like the Lady of Guadalupe as well.

Out of all your roses, do you have a favorite?

Kate

Thanks for sharing!
Tammy

Tammy, yes, fortunately iris require very little digging. Do wish they would bloom longer --I'm quite fond of them, but they take up too much space, so I have severely limited my use of them. They do look great with the roses, however.

Happy gardening, everyone. I'm looking forward to seeing your gardens also. : )

Kate

I am smitten with Molineux. Looks so perfect with the blue irises and peonies. Your garden really makes the case for combining roses with other flowers in the landscape. I love it!

Kate