Flowers everywhere!

I love this time of year. There are new things blooming all the time. I thought I would show you a few of the flowers that are blooming in our back yard right now.

This is a flowering shrub, called Wine and Roses Weigela. You can see it's full size in the picture on the bottom of this post.
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This is called a Gaillardia or blanket flower. It's a perennial that flowers for most of the summer.
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These Siberian Iris are almost done blooming for the year. We have groupings of them in a few different spots and always enjoy them.
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Here are a few peonies. This white one shows up nicely in our shady flower bed.
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And - isn't this bright pink one pretty?
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Here's one corner of the back yard. You can see the Iris, Weigela and white peony here. It's so peaceful to look out the window and see the flowers blooming.
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"The earth laughs in flowers"
Ralph Waldo Emerson

If you want to see more flowers and gardens, stop over at The Preachers Wife. She is having a garden tour today.