Great to see your getting blooms. I like that columbine even if it isn't blue it still is very pretty.

Mr.Black is one I'd rather awww over. Toads are okay but Mr.Black is handsome.

Julia

I like Laughing Clown. Nice iris too, I love the color. Toads are handy to have around, but I like Mr. Black. Yeah, cats have a way of knowing just how they can be the most helpful :)

Smart Kitty laying down were you want to work so you have to pet him!

Wow, I sure never saw black petunias before, really pretty. Awe, wish I had baby toads here, I hardly ever see a toad.

I really like the purple iris, very pretty. And Laughing Clown is my daylily pick, very pretty.

Don't you just love Spiderwort? It has a long bloom season, but I wish it would bloom more than just half the day.

I bought a columbine once and it wasn't what it said it was either, but I liked it anyway.

Glad your season has started and look forward to seeing more pictures. Laughing Clown and Bisty are a good start:)

Vickie

I saw Bitsy at the Nat'l Arboretum and it was just covered with blooms. Does yours give a similar performance? I'm thinking of putting it on my list.

That columbine is gorgeous. It looks sorta like a dahlia. I didn't know columbine came in a form like that, I guess it would be considered a double? Does it still have the spiky tail-like things on the back?

The toad is very cute.

Casey

Very nice photo of Bitsy and, like everyone else, I like Mr. Black. Isn't it funny how we all seem to have our garden helpers?

Thank you for the kind words, everybody. I am planning to collect the seeds from the columbine once the pods ripen, and there are lots of pods, so if anyone wants seeds I'll gladly share.

As for Bitsy, I don't really call her a heavy bloomer, she does have quite a few scapes but never a whole lot of flowers at one time. The scapes are taller than registered, and last year she pretty much flowered for me all summer on rebloom scapes, and too she is not registered as a rebloomer. She is the most fertile daylily I have. Seems every flower develops a pod and I keep popping them off.

Mr. Black is a handsome fella. He doesn't get along with other cats, our other outside cat, Jake, and him fight a lot, but recently Jake had major surgery and is staying inside.

Karen

How garden savy of Mr. Black to pair himself with a complimentary black Petunia. All your flowers look nice. The color on the Iris is really striking...Maryl

I agree with Maryl. Mr. Black really knows how to accessorize with those black petunias. I love Laughing Clown and all your pretty perennials.

Debra

Your picture of Bitsy is very good. The columbine is pretty. I have spiderwort too, and it is just such a nice clear blue. Love Mr. Black, and it is funny you posted the picture of the black petunias, I just about did a u turn in the middle of a road as I was passing a nursery, that had a sign out front " Black Velvet Petunias", I was able to pick a few up, but they were mostly sold out. They are very dark. I potted mine up with some white wave petunias, and set the pot next to my black and white flower bed. Now I know where to get them next season.
Cindy

I love your pictures. I was pleased to find the Black
Velvet Petunia--I like them.

I think Bitsy is one of the most rewarding DLs I have. She
is the first to bloom in the spring, she blooms all summer
and then, she is the last to bloom in the fall--right up
until frost. Can't beat that, can you?

Only DL blooming so far.

I do love black cats, Mr. Black looks so elegant.

Kay/phal

I like the Columbine is quite pretty, and Lauging Clown is a good one., and Mr. Black looks as if is important thinking has just been interrupted and he is seeking the source.
kay

Really like your photos and hope to see more. Love Mr. Black we have so many helpful cats on this forum. My helpers Little Boy and Caramel say Hi to Mr. Black.
Linda

Very nice. I love the black petunias and qlways like the toad pics. Mr Black looks happy to be out there! Does he not chase the frogs?? Ellie

Wonderful pics! Love your columbine - it's a beauty. Glad to see the start of your daylilies.
Kathy

Mr. Black does look like someone just interrupted his daydreams. Is that a heucherella in front of him? I really like it. Wish I had toads in my yard. Hardly ever see them.
Val

I love your photo of BITSY. The flowers silhouetted against the out-of-focus green background are really pretty. But I hope you won't be offended when I say that I really love your teeny tiny toad the best. Seeing this picture makes me want to go camping. You see all kinds of things when you go camping! Sorry to digress, I know this is a daylily forum. Thanks for posting.

Christine