Oddball Weather...

The beginning of the week started off with some blistering summer like weather getting up an intolerable 100˚ temperatures. Now towards the end of the week the weather has shifted yet again surprising the entire garden with overcast weather and dropping temperatures to 63˚. I think the Garden's is not too sure if its still spring, or of its summer yet.

Besides the odd ball weather things are still blooming like this beauty:


The Irises are all beginning to pop up in various colors.
Like this amazing purple and yellow iris, Edith Wolford Iris.


Also this magnificent yellow iris hiding behind our variegated hebe.


Despite the weather's indecisiveness the Bees are still happily feeding upon the amazing blooms all over the gardens here, like this little fella...


And every working day while heading up to the office, these little birds always seem to be having a social right in our Rooster garden. I wonder what they talk about every day...

Spring Fever

The Lenkin Gardens here are slowly coming to life here as Spring takes off. The bees are buzzing, the hummingbirds are zooming by, and all the flowers are blooming like crazy. We have been slowly taking photos of things blooming here in the gardens and thought to share them up on here.

We had our very first Heather Lenkin rose bloom in the garden and it has been such a joy to watch it come into bloom. The jasmine all over the garden has been in full bloom releasing such amazing sweet scents through out the garden. The other annunals through out the gardens like our ranunculus' are all beginning to pop out and bloom.

An ever greater surprise to this whole spring fever madness is our clematis! We've been watching them closely through the end of winter and into the beginning of spring to see them slowly bud and eventually bloom. Clematis are slightly difficult to grow out here in Southern California's climate, but we've kept careful watch and with all this tender care it's finally paid off.

First Heather Lenkin Rose of Spring
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Ranunculus
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Beautiful Purple
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Geranium Blooms
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Jasmine in full bloom
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Clematis
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Clematis
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Clematis by the door
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Clematis in the morning sun
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Clematis in the afternoon sun
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