What's Blooming? Our May Update

While I'm pretty new to vegetable gardening, I am not new to flower gardening.  My Momma has the green thumb in our family and over the years she has helped me pick our appropriate plants and flowers for my yard.  Here's some of the prettiness we're seeing right now in May:

Hydrangea

'Nikko Blue' at least I think this is what it might be.  This was a cutting from my father-in-law.  I have a huge one by the front steps and I cut a branch off and stuck it on the ground and it grew.  My ground is very fertile since this land has been untouched for at least 100 years and was covered with a thick layer of humus from the oak leaves.

Peonies

'Sarah Bernhardt' pink ones and 'Festiva Maxima' white ones (if you follow me on twitter @gapeachmom you'll have already seen these peonies...I shared them earlier this week).

Roses

'Eden' a very finicky rose, very susceptible to black spot.

'Souvenir de la Malmaison' the most fragrant of my roses,
this single bloom perfumes the entire side yard...unbelievable!

'New Dawn' with 'Jackmanii' clematis - the easiest growing rose I know, besides 'Belinda's Dream' (which I do not have planted but my Momma has about 10 bushes).
'Jackmanii' is the deepest purple clematis and I love purple!
I especially like how it contrasts with the light pink roses.

Knock Out Roses Pink - these are also super easy to grow and will bloom from Spring to first frost in October or November

Flowering Shrubs

  Mock Orange 'Philadelphus Coronarius'

What do you have blooming in your neck of the woods?

This post has been linked to:

• Just for the Joy of It
• Finer Things Friday
• I'm Lovin' it Friday
• Garden Party at An Oregon Cottage

Enjoy!