Just a few images tonight from the yard as it has been a long day.

Here is a bloom on my St. Patrick rose bush. Can you see the petals with the greenish tint?

Here is what happens to rose leaves if it is very hot when they are first opening. This one really got burnt. We recently had temps well over 100 degrees and my roses suffered.

Earlier this week I removed a series of stepping stones from my side yard. I could no longer walk on some of them because they were too close to my Mister Lincoln rose bush. I will let grass fill in over time.

I moved the stepping stones into an area on the side of the house that doesn’t get any water from the sprinklers. I will have to clean them off and arrange them better. I may also get a few more this summer to better fill in the area.

More of my agapanthus pods are opening. I caught this one early in the process.

The first pod to open is progressing well and some of the flowers are starting to open.

I just really liked this picture so thought I would use it to close out the post.

The little flowers are going to be so pretty.

Steven