May Yard Update

Below are a few new things around the yard that are blooming. Our days of nice weather are numbered at this point, it's been in the high 80s and low 90s, but we'll be seeing 100 pretty soon, if I had to guess.

The first two pictures below are of the yellow orchid vine out on the front of the house. It was starting to bloom when we left town a week ago and is continuing to bloom to this day. I have to take the weed whacker to it about once a week to keep the stragglers back.

This flower appeared in the wildflower area while we were gone, looks like a blanket flower to me and is a pleasant surprise, since everything else in that area seems to be winding down (scorpion weed, five spot, primrose and poppies are all near their end).

The coreopsis that's in the same general area survived our being gone, and are continuing to bloom. By my count I have about nine of these that came up, and they hopefully will survive the summer since they're situated nicely between the house and our largest tree.

Even our water thirsty plumbago survived 90+ weather while we were gone for a week, and is now in full bloom.