Easter Garden Treasures

Happy Easter!

A stroll through the garden revealed a treasure trove of blooms. These are some of our knockout roses. Remember to click the photos for a larger view.
The oakleaf hydrangea has begun to bloom.

A pomegranate blossom by the gazebo.

Stella d'oro daylilies in the side garden.

Crinum lilies in one of our planters.

One of several salvia varieties in the garden.

Whirling butterflies or guara.

Most of the oleander is full of buds, but, several blooms have appeared.

Happy returns daylilies on the path.

Creeping jasmine blooms near the entry point to the back garden. Wish I could share the incredible aroma with you!

The pond iris are almost finished blooming, but, these 2 beauties remain.

Hope you had a wonderful day, this Easter Sunday. Thanks for your virtual visit to the Americus Garden Inn. Come see us!

Autumn Colors on a rainy day in Americus

To some, it might be a dreary day in Americus, Georgia. But, on a closer look, it is a beautiful autumn day at the Americus Garden Inn. I took this photo earlier today from the front gate. The sasanqua is in full bloom and the crepe myrtles are gorgeous this year. Remember, you can click on any photo for a larger view.This is the view from the parking area behind the house. The purple queen is, well, purple. The red rocket crepe myrtles turned a beautiful orange. However, the rain caused most of the leaves to drop making it appear that the trees has "melted".
One of the crepe myrtles in front of the house.

The Chinese flame tree still has the "pom poms" but the leaves at the top of the tree are now a bright yellow.

The holly berries are starting to turn red.

The nandina berries are already bright red like cranberries.

Every day, the oakleaf hydrangea shows more color.

One of our oak trees.

A view of the parrotia leaves up close.

From the distance, the parrotia tree looks orange.

The pistache tree has just started turning.

A fragrant gardenia has appeared by the porch entrance.

Today, the knockout roses are truly knockouts!

By the porch entrance, a single pink bud has emerged.

One of the two varieties of sasanqua in front of the house.

A close up of the other variety of sasanqua, from the bush in the front of the house in the first photo of this post.

It is hard to believe that we have been here since 2002. In the years we have been here, this is the prettiest autumn we have seen. Wish you were here enjoying it with us.

Early November in Americus

Is the weather really unusual everywhere this year? Today, it is almost 80 degrees, so, I took a walk through the garden to see what is new. A lone daylily shines amongst the fallen leaves.
A few echinacea continue to bloom.

The Celeste fig tree still has figs. Maybe with the cooler weather the "figeater" beetles will not devour them before we can.

The brown turkey fig tree has a few barely ripe figs along with lots of immature ones.

Although the leaves of the Mickey Mouse plant are browning, the flowers are still abundant. Can you see the "face" in the flower in the center of the photo (it's facing towards the left).

If you click on the photos, you can get the true view. This mushroom is really interesting, isn't it?

A view from inside one of the oak trees.

The leaves of the oakleaf hydrangea are turning red around the edges.

Prompted by the cooler temperatures, the paperwhites are beginning to appear.

The leaves of the red dragon Japanese maple are so frilly and delicate.

The knockout roses continue to bloom.

We have several varieties of ruby lorapetalum in the garden. This one is really beautiful right now with the leaves showing green and ruby along with the almost fuschia blossoms.

That's the garden tour for today. Speaking of tours, Kim and I took a tour of the local coffee roaster today. Cafe Campesino specializes in fresh roasted, fair trade, organic coffee. We were treated to a "cupping" and enjoyed sampling quite a variety of coffees. If you visit us in person, we recommend that you take the tour. It was very interesting.

Thanks for visiting the Americus Garden Inn. Come back soon.

Fall Photos of our Americus Georgia Garden

Take a stroll with me through the garden at the Americus Garden Inn as we truly begin to see the transition of summer to fall. Remember to click on the photos for a larger image.

The cannas are still in bloom. There is actually fruit on the pineapple guava bushes. Kim tasted one and said it was reminiscent of a kiwi with hints of citrus.
Around the yard, there is the wonderful floral fragrance of tea olive.

The dogwood leaves are showing color.

Red foliage is apparent on the blueberry bushes.

The Chinese flame tree has what looks like two red pom-poms in this view of the path towards the gazebo.

A closeup of the foliage.

A look at the oakleaf hydrangea.

The Indian Hawthorn is covered with berries.

The lantana is thriving in this cooler weather,
So is the purple queen,
And the knockout roses.
A perfect bud for you, my friends!
Thanks for taking some time with me today. There are photo ops all over the garden so you can expect more photos from me soon. Hope you are enjoying a glorious day.