...spring has definitely sprung, part 6

you know it's been "springy" when rose bushes...
have blooms in many stages of life from dried up to buds...
this yellow rose tends to have blooms with less than a day of bloom...
when it's hot & very sunny as it has a southeast exposure...

it's also generally the last to bloom in late fall...



there is the promise of more lemons next fall...



but at this point, it's the new growth that catches your eye...
a special lemon tree version with the dark reddish new growth...



however, as these new leaves become more mature...
and the plethora of buds bloom...
the perfume will grab your attention completely...
so I'm enjoying the "spring green" while I can...



the weeping cherry has lost all its blooms...
the pink climbing roses are blooming behind & peeking through...
[they were "Joseph's Coat", but reverted to the pink stock...
which I actually like, so I didn't replace them...]



this shot shows so much springyness...

the creeper is leafing out, almost covering the climbing rose...
which is also growing new leaves & buds by the cluster...
the volunteer lilies still thrive in the spring shadows...
and the pin oak can be seen, looming over the house & back yard...



here's a close-up of the flourishing, "Climbing Blaze" rose...



and to the left, the creeper is luxuriating in the sun...



here's the creeper on the south wall, soon the kitchen window will be shaded...
the white blossoms of the potato vine, climbing into the oak tree...
[above the roof to the left...]
ignoring the trumpet vine below that was its original home...



the iris is still holding on below the kitchen window...



while the oak tree is threatening to take over the entire sky...
the best time to cut it back is late fall...
if I do it now, it will regrow faster...
I can't afford to have it done anyway...

it was $1000 for several trees a couple of years ago...

next installment:the back yard...