More Spring!

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First up, we have the California poppy. This is our state flower and the reason we're called "The Golden State". You can often find them seeded alongside the freeways this time of year; I particularly like them interspersed with purple lupine.







I have a few types of lavendar growing, as it (along with roses, grapes, and rosemary) just loves our area. The fernleaf is the only one in bloom at the moment.








Spirea, which reminds me a lot of baby's breath; I should've taken a close-up of this one too. Ah well.







Purple bearded iris, though it's not quite open yet, with a background of... you know, those bushes with all the pink flowers? And they turn into blue berries?





Lantana, in white. I've also got some in the yellow/orange/red rainbow that'll be blooming eventually.






Two roses from in front; they're all budded up, these two are the early bloomers. The first is all waterspot-y and doesn't look like much, but the color verges from red to almost black, so I'm a little in love with it. And then the pink one is nice because they're all lovely and longstemmed, so good for cutting.






Then there's this... white flowered bush. No idea what it is, but it's fairly pretty.






Awww, look at my wee little artichokes, already getting started! They are my favorite veggie.






A sliver of the little flowerbox in front of the door, and the little urn next to the pond. Just some pansies and allyssum and petunias.





And lastly, our brave little strawberries! These managed to survive the winter, and are quite happy to see warmer weather.