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!

Stormy skies in Americus

While we are watching the skies over Americus, (we are under a tornado watch), I ran outside to take some photos.The dogwood tree is full of blooms.
If we have severe weather, we might lose some of our beautiful flowers. So, I took pictures of the Kwanzan cherries,

the azaleas,

red ruffle azaleas,

and the iris.

Hopefully, the storm will just pass us by.

A Beautiful March Day in Americus

Although the weather was perfect today, the contractor had another project that needed attention, so the workers did not come. They weren't here yesterday, either. But, that gave me a little time to enjoy the yard/garden and Kim has been working on touch up paint and caulk. When I looked out at the pond, several of the cats seemed very interested in what was under the surface. Unfortunately for one of the fish, one of the cats was successful in catching a big one. The leaves are starting to come in on the magnolias and the blooms are disappearing. The saucer magnolias are still gorgeous.
The society garlic is budding.


The ruby lorapetalum is still all covered in flowers.

The weeping cherry is prettier than ever.

And, every day, there are more iris.

This is truly the most beautiful time of the year in Americus. Wish you were here enjoying it with us. For the first roses of 2011, please visit us on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Americus-Garden-Inn-Bed-and-Breakfast/130302087040764

A Quick Garden Stroll in Americus

Every day, I make a point of taking the time to smell the roses, or, whatever else might be blooming in the garden. While waiting for our guests to return from their day's outings, I took a few photos for you to see. Remember to click the photos for a larger view. I just love this plant.
It's the curly filbert.

Right now, it is still leafless.

But, you can truly enjoy its beautiful form.

The saucer magnolias are still blooming.

I can't believe how pretty the weeping cherry is this year.

The ruby lorapetalum are still gorgeous.

You can see the plum tree is blooming and the oakleaf hydrangea is leafing out.

This caught me totally by surprise.

I was looking out the window of the Library Suite.

They weren't blooming yesterday.

But, today, the white iris have arrived.

Thanks for taking the time to join me in the garden at the Americus Garden Inn. Hope you are having a great day.

Lots of rain brings frogs and flowers to Americus

We had an abundance of rain yesterday through this morning. There was a lot of commotion in and around the pond and Squeaky was on patrol. There were frogs,
and frogs,

and more frogs

everywhere

in and around the pond.

The first blossom of pink echinacea.

Nancy of Robin Hill azaleas are finally in bloom.

A gorgeous purple iris just appeared.

Wish you were here to enjoy the incredible fragrance of the creeping jasmine.

Thanks for visiting the Americus Garden Inn Bed and Breakfast online.

April Showers Bring April Flowers

It rained yesterday and the garden is happy.There are snowballs

and weigela.

The oakleaf hydrangea is full of buds.

The ornamental plum is full of fruit.

The false indigo (baptisia) is just starting to bloom

in purple

and yellow.

The Chinese fringe tree is beautiful.

Can you smell the banana shrub?

Through the holly, to the porch, you can see

the koi pond

and the iris in full bloom.

Thanks for visiting the Americus Garden Inn Bed & Breakfast garden.