A Bloy and his Blog

The surprise perennials at my house just keep blooming. These lilies are about the last of the blooms for this year.

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Yet another surprise perennial in the front of my house.

read the rest of: Purple clematis

Yet another surprise perennial at the house I bought a few months ago.

read the rest of: Peonies as metaphor

Another surprise perennial from the front of my house. Does anyone know what it is?
Update: It’s a columbine. Thanks Chris!

The flower is small — about an inch and a half in diameter.

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The perennials that have been springing up in front of my house have been a nice surprise. So far the only thing that has grown enough for me to identify are the bleeding hearts.

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I came upon these gorgeous tiger lilies while biking Madison’s southwest bike trail yesterday.

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Mountains aren’t the only things to look at in the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Dad and I didn’t see a big variety of flowers, but in the lower elevations there seemed to be rhododendrons everywhere.

read the rest of: Rhododendrons and rushing water