Crazy Peas (and this week in the garden)

So on Tuesday of last week they were this tall:

pea trellis then

Today, they are this tall:

pea trellis now

I'm pleased that my trellis has held up, even though it is sagging with the weight of the plants. I've added some more twine in places to keep the craziness somewhat in check:

added twine to pea trellis

And the most exciting thing today? We have flower buds:

pea flower buds

Heck, we even have one little blossom!

pea blossom

This pepper plant looks like it is up to something interesting:

pepper plant

Also this week, the purple irises are in bloom:

purple iris

And the clematis reached the top of the right side of the trellis but has yet to open up:

clematis

Also in bloom, the weigela:

weigela

My friend Gina informs me that what I thought was a really pretty weed in the middle of the shady hosta corner is in fact columbine:

columbine in the shady corner

columbine

One more from last week, I think this is spirea lilac (thanks to commenters for the correction!):

lilac

So pretty and delicate! Thanks to my Aunt Kay for helping me identify all these plants last summer!

Comments

Gorgeous!! I am so impressed by your gardening abilities! When I have my own house someday I'll need your help for sure!
I envy your green thumb.
Wow, we barely have a weeks worth of green and look what you've got! Beautiful.
spirea? really? it looks exactly like a lilac to me?
Hi Annie! Nice garden! I've been enjoying your chapters of the Anne of Green Gables books. Thank you for doing that. I listen at bedtime and it's really delightful to have someone read me a story every night. Hurrah for Librivox! :)
I like the picture 5,7,10 and 11. :)
This is definitely a lilac plant. And that purple iris is called a bearded, or german iris. They're lovely! The columbine will spread like crazy if its in the right conditions. After a few years you can split it and replant it elsewhere in your garden. They grow in several other colors, too. So pretty!