Out in the old garden area are two peach trees. They are very pretty, at least in part. Time and bad weather have pruned them unmercifully. And so they are what they are, neglected old trees.
I swear there was a gallant honey bee working the flowers when I took this picture. I suspect she is behind one of the flowers waiting for me to leave.
My all time favorite this time of the year are the Bleeding Hearts that line the entry ramp to our house. As a child did you ever turn back the heart so that you ended up with a ballerina? 
These Selfheal and Dandelions have risen in our garden space which has not been active for a couple of years. We planted, but nature did not approve. Our town had to buy water from a fellow with a big lake not too many miles from here. We have had two years of drought and veggies don't make it very long, but the resilient weeds and herbs don't need endless watering and are content.
A pretty little Bluet.
Sweet VioletI am still practicing close ups and still envious of all the bloggers who zero in on flowers so beautifully. I may have to take a course in photography again to learn some of the tricks of the trade.
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The bleeding hearts are beautiful. Are these perennials or annuals? I saw something similar a few years ago when I was in Machu Picchu's orchid garden. I'd love to grow something like these, but I wonder whether Virginia would be warm enough . . . where are you growing?
Hi and welcome to my Tennessee garden. Bleeding hearts are perennials that surely do well in Virginia. They tend to prefer shade and sometimes you will see white flowers. Check your local nursery for varieties that do well there. After the blooming is over they tend to die back. The folliage comes back somewhat. Sometimes they rebloom again in the fall. You might want to put annual to fill in. I just leave them to add greenery along the walk.
The peach blossoms are gorgeous! I think I got mine last year after it had already bloomed, so I'm not even sure what the blossoms look like.
It must be nice to have so many things blooming already. How wonderful!
The peach flower is as pretty as the peach is tasty. Hope your peaches do as well.
Me too! We got three really small peaches last year, but it is a very young tree.
I love the bleeding hearts and peach blossoms! Ours here in CT are still a while off. I've got white bleeding hearts that are just starting to poke out of the ground.
Thanks for sharing your flowers today!
Abbie,
I want to put white bleeding hearts in the woods. I tried once before and they didn't come back the next year. I think I'll ask for more hints at the nursery this time. Thanks for coming by and sharing your thoughts.
What a nice new photo on your banner; love that bridge! Your peaches are way ahead of ours here in Connecticut. Those blossoms are beautiful. Our buds are just swelling here. There's nothing like walking through a field of pretty pink peach blossoms. And those bleeding hearts. . . what do you mean you haven't been successful with close-ups of flowers? Those are incredible and are one of my mother's all-time favorites. Thanks for sharing your things of beauty with us today!
Ruth,
Thanks for the kind words. Aisling and her brother helped me revamp my blog and led me step by step in putting the bridge in place last night during our family chat on Yahoo.
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