Poetry Sunday and Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - May 2016

The flowers of May have inspired many poets, including Vrunda Shankara.

May Flowers

by Vrunda Shankara

As the April showers lash 
A respite from the summer heat,
Now time for summer blossoms, 
As if on cue, 
the bare trees, 
puts on green, fresh leaves.
And in few days, 
decks itself up, 
with beauteous red blooms, 
May Flowers.
The red colour, so deep, 
One can get lost in it, 
An aroma, a smell, 
so faint, 
yet, felt from a distance.
As the May flowers, 
fills the air, 
all that is heard is, 
the buzz of the bees, 
songs of a sun bird.
Pretty are the trees, 
but, splendid are the trees, 
With mayflowers. 

~~~

Indeed, May might be our most floriferous month. Maybe that's why our Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day host, Carol, named her blog "May Dreams Gardens."

So, what's blooming in my garden on this Bloom Day? Take a look.

There are day lilies, of course. 








And oleanders.
Pink.

And red.

There are roses.
'Graham Thomas.'

'Darcy Bussell.'

Pink Knockouts.

The antique polyantha rose, 'Caldwell Pink.'

Red Knockouts 'Radazz.'
Salvias... 
'Mystic Spires.'



'Black and Blue.'


White mistflower.

And white 4 o'clocks with just a hint of yellow.

Bicolored 4 o'clocks - pink and white.

Turk's cap in full bloom.

Red gerbera.

Yellow lantana.

And Convolvulus 'Blue Daze.'

White yarrow.

Blue plumbago.

Philippine lily.
Pale yellow angel's trumpet.

Pink angel's trumpet. Do you know how to tell angel's trumpets (Brugmansia) from devil's trumpets (Datura)? Angel's trumpets point down, toward the earth. Devil's trumpets point up, toward the heavens.


 There are petunias.

White.

And fuchsia.

White cat whiskers.

There are still a few brave little violas from winter, soldiering on.

Feverfew.

And last, but hardly least, there must be at least one sunflower.

Thank you for taking the tour of my garden this month. Happy Bloom Day and happy gardening.

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