cacti

The new growth on the opuntias is a bit strange. Maybe they'll look better by the end of summer.

Roses in bloom

Backyard rose bed. The pink one is Gene Boerner.

Below, Fair Bianca

Below that, an unknown fragrant purple floribunda-type rose. This was an abandoned rose growing against a telephone pole on a Portland street. The last time that I was there, it was gone.
Unknown, rustled from a bouquet at work, yellow hybrid tea.

Overwintered geraniums.

They took a while to fill in, but her eis the overwintered geranium pot. They turned out very nice. The small green-leaf is 'pine scented' and it is very strongly scented. The little white blossoms in the 'Vancouver Centennial' geranium are sweet allysum that self seeded in the container.

Tomatos, first blossoms.

This one is lemon boy. They were all 'just sitting there' and suddenly they are blooming.

Brugmansia First blossoms this year.

The first brugmansia flowers of the year. Today is a day of firsts.