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From the upstairs porch this morning, I saw Blix working hard (red cone hatted gnome), the birdbath with dianthus to the right, and Piggy near the Pinks in a Maple Whirlybird-laden garden.  The sun had hit the iris tops and the non-stop roses so I scurried down with my camera to see if the peonies had yet opened up!
At 7:30, this is what I saw...three different blossoms on one bush that were closed up last night when we got home from work!
This is the divine smelling peony that came with the house 23 years ago!
Same plant as above, about 2 hours later in the morning!

Double Delight Roses

About ten years ago, Dad sent me a Double Delight "rose tree" and the next year, 3 regular sized double delight rose bushes.  They suffered in our very cold winter this year, but didn't die!  And have just started to bloom again.
They smell just like Bulgarian Rose Perfume!
I love the variance in the color patterns!

Climbing Rose

Picture

Peony shot-of-the-morning!

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Irises

Self portrait with Irises

The Donald Wyman Lilac 

I adore the scent of the lilac - and it usually is perfect exactly when my allergies are at their height!  Thank goodness I don't have allergies like Cy did...I took so many photos because I wanted to be in that bush/tree smelling them!
From the front porch

And from last week...Azaleas!!

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