Summer beauty |
We got one clematis blossom this year! |
Brilliant coneflowers |
The substitute |
Glowing from within |
Repeat performance |
The substitute |
The comeback |
Back to the redbuds |
First iris of the season |
White dogwood |
Fleeting dogwood |
Another spring display on Capitol Hill |
The dogwoods have started to bloom |
Sahraa would have hated this… |
Spring has really sprung! |
Today’s the day! |
More spring blooms |
Now our azaleas are blooming |
Ready to burst |
Crocuses enjoying the ‘summer’ weather |
Already in bloom |
Spring in the middle of winter |
Spring has arrived in DC |
Is it spring already?? |
Alone |
Reaching for the sun |
:: Lily Profusion on Capitol Hill ::
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A favorite |
Clematis gone crazy |
Too pretty to pass up |
Keeps on going on |
The last irises |
Unfurling clematis |
Consolation |
Miracle peony |
The exceptional clematis |
Clematis up close |
My favorite iris |
Pink dogwood |
The right choice |
Ready to pop |
Profusion |
The tulip garden |
24-hour beauty |
Dogwood season |
Tulip time |
After the rain |
Old faithful |
Ready to bloom |
Surprise tulip |
Spring in the front garden |
First tulips of the season! |
Plum tree in bloom |
Spring has sprung |
So much for spring |
Still standing |
Last crocus |
Getting the hang of it |
Sign of spring, maybe |
Christmas azalea |
Winter color |
The real last one standing |
One last dahlia |
Found another one! |
The survivor |
Curbside flower |
Picture window |
Starting to bloom |
Curbside display |
The one bright spot in a big disappointment |
The lonely volunteer |
The last iris |
The secret life of an iris |
Post script peony |
Best buds |
Miracle peony: the finale |
Miracle peony: intermission |
The ‘major’ clematis |
The 'minor' clematis |
First bloom |
Lamenting the rain |
The miracle peony |
Second try |
Azaleas gone wild |
Dogwood in full bloom |
The last dogwood |
Unusual magnolia |
Star magnolia |
The red tulip |
Happy Easter! |
Capitol Hill cherry blossoms |
Backyard surprise |
Spring is really here! |
Magnolias in the park |
The Sahraa survivor |
Spring has sprung |
More signs of spring |
First spring flowers and second vaccination! |
Lights out on the dahlias |
Parting shot |
The pink dahlia |
Flash of November color |
Needed calm |
Dahlia bonanza |
October delight |
Sunlit |
Brilliant |
Late bloomers |
Behind bars |
Last one standing |
One of the few |
Still insect-less |
A most unusual crape myrtle |
Where have all the insects gone? |
Crape myrtle bonanza (2) |
Crape myrtle bonanza (1) |
Still going strong |
Budding crape myrtle |
Competing blooms |
Hot pink |
The tiniest clematis |
The very red rose |
My favorite |
Round two |
Three shades of rose |
Three stages of a peony |
Peony in sunlight, for a change |
Poised |
The graceful rose |
The volunteer has bloomed! |
The iris that keeps on giving |
Iris bouquet |
Still going strong |
The miracle bush |
Odd rose out |
Rose among roses |
Droopy iris |
The makings of a peony |
Me and my shadow |
Rainy day clematis |
An iris not quite too far |
indestructible |
Gone crazy |
Yet another clematis is blooming |
Heart of the iris |
The surprise iris |
Sahraa-proof |
Borrowed flowers |
Coming along |
New bloom |
Memories |
Shady iris |
Unfolding |
Unusual way of blooming |
The elusive dogwood |
Little magnifying glass |
After the rain |
Tulip quartet |
White dogwood |
Return of the dogwoods |
The volunteer |
Coming back |
Vivid azaleas |
A sad Easter in our garden |
Rainy day tulips |
No match for the azaleas |
The surprise tulip |
The obliging bee |
The demure tulip |
Oldies but goodies |
It may be tiny, but it's colorful! |
Stages |
Welcome sight |
Limited ops |
Tulip in a treebox |
Front garden surprise |
Full bloom |
From brighter days |
Backyard surprise |
This time it’s really the last magnolia! |
In place of the famous cherry blossoms... |
A bright spot in this worrisome time |
Our one day of spring |
Tim and Sahraa enjoying the magnolias |
Magnolias on magnolias |
Sunset magnolia |
In full bloom |
The last magnolia |
Lone bloom |
Magnolia blossom |
Blooming |
First daffodil (of winter!) |
Churchyard flowers |
Neighboring flower |
Perfect summer flower |
Last gasp of summer |
Fading beauty |
Lone flower |
Celosia |
Crape and Myrtle |
Neighboring sunflower |
Lone rose |
Pride and joy |
The rose |
Rescued |
:: The Many Colors of Capitol Hill Irises ::
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Courtesy of our neighbor |
Ablaze |
One dogwood petal |
Southeast Neighborhood Library, Capitol Hill |
Azaleas gone crazy |
Twins |
All shades of pink |
Magnolia in bloom |
Spring! |
The wrought iron fence |
Some of the few |
Buds in Lincoln Park |
Spring, finally |
The survivor |
How funny is this |
Vividly magenta |
The miracle plant |
Work in progress |
Surprise blossom |
Really red |
Hyacinth bean plant |
Our poor, waterlogged crape myrtle |
Vivid rose |
The lonely blossoms |
A few roses |
One final survivor of Sahraa's excavations |
Clematis gone crazy |
Trampling survivors |
Survivor of Sahraa's landscaping efforts |
Dogwood diagonal |
Pretty in red, too |
Dogwood lit up |
White dogwood and Victorian |
Tulip field |
Better late than never |
Rainy day tulips |
The arrival of spring |
At least my azaleas survived the snow |
So much for my azaleas |
Survivor |
The end of fall and beginning of winter |