This week's "Easter" Lilies

Mostly known as Easter lilies - these are lilium candidum, otherwise correctly known as Madonna Lily. These first two pictures were taken on the 30th of May. I knew it would be a matter of days before they would be in full bloom.

These lilies are all located in my front yard where they get a southerly exposure.

This lily was the first to "pop" open.

Here is another shot of the first to bloom, with our birdbath in the background.
And these Madonna lilies are sitting along the pathway between the sidewalk and the front door. I took this photo on the 4th of June. Quite a difference from the 30th of May.

Roses, roses, roses

I get to see these roses first thing every morning. I get up to feed the cats and look out my picture window from the kitchen. (Our kitchen is located in the front part of the house.) I love roses, especially when they are in the budding stage. Some of them look their best when they are just budding.










And this is the "Cancun" hybrid tea. (single rose)


This is a group of "Cancun" roses.
And this is the "Mojave" hybrid tea.

Miniature roses from our front yard

This year seems to be a banner year for our roses. My husband has been the gardener of late since he is retired. He apparently fertilized at the right time, and now we are reaping the benefits. We have miniature roses along the front pathway. I'll have to take a picture of the front yard one of these days so everyone can get the proper perspective of the pathway and the distribution of the miniature roses.