Share this postMom hugs are the best hugs...kitten.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherMom hugs are the best hugs...flowers & thanks to moms everywhere!kitten seeking answersMay 03, 202220Share this postMom hugs are the best hugs...kitten.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOther13Sharecotton candy ruffles (unknown iris variety… apologies… when you adopt so many children you forget names)jacaranda tree (grafted dwarf)hydrangea (unknown… rescued from Lowe’s clearance years ago)rosa ‘Tamora’ (David Austin breeder)ephemeral beauty… alstroemeria ligtu hybrid (grown from mail ordered seeds from UC Berkeley in 1970’s)…alstroemeria ligtu hybridHappy Mother’s Day to all moms of yesterday, today and tomorrow……May you always feel at peace after your visit to kitten’s secret garden……🐱…alstroemeria ligtu hybridalstroemeria ligtu hybridnigella ‘love in mist’… bluest sport ever seen!alstroemeria ligtu hybridpeaches & cream (unknown iris variety)South African primrose ( reseeds annually)wildly out of control nasturtiums… multiply annually…more vibrant nasturtiums iris ‘Victoria Falls’ (kitten’s favorite) with pink columbine (self-seeds)friend Evy’s artistic flower power!!!laelia cattleya (unknown variety)thornless epiphyllum cactus (unknown variety)tiger striped ‘falls’ (unknown iris variety)grandma Milada’s watercolor irises… she painted flowers & landscapes in her late 80’s when health issues prevented gardening philadelphus or ‘mock orange’ … sweet, subtle citrus blossom-like scenti love the lightly serrated upright ‘standards’ and the sunny, bright, fuzzy strip of pollen on the ‘falls’ (unknown iris)rosa hybrid tea ‘Chrysler Imperial’… velveteen petals & hypnotic fragrance (bred by Walter Lammerts, Descanso Gardens)
Just shared these pics with my 82 year old mom from Vancouver, B.C. She is visiting for the first time in three years! Lots of catching up to do!
These are all so stunning!!!!!!! Love your flowers, especially this time of year!