Showing posts with label magnolia tree. Show all posts
Showing posts with label magnolia tree. Show all posts

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Progressive Bloom



I was outside this morning at 7 A.M. to wander around with my camera.
During the gardening season, wonderful changes can happen overnight.
I took photos just after 7, again about 9:30 and finally about 10:45 A.M.

The magnolia tree.  A waxy bloom on the shady side of the tree.


The same blossom at 9:30.

This blossom was so fragrant.  Not cloyingly sweet as I had expected, but with a clean lemony scent.

Insects had found the rapidly opening blossom.

Close-up at 10:45.

The slightest touch loosened the stamens.
{Think I have that correct.}

Yellow Simplicity rose in the morning shade of the maples.

Opening to morning sun.
I am really pleased with this rose!

A bloom that has widened its petals to the late morning sunlight.

Close-up. These are very delicately scented.
At about this time the UPS truck arrived with what had better be my last plant order for this season.
I got most of the new plants in the ground before a thunderstorm broke at suppertime.