Inspired by fellow .NET developer Bill McCarthy’s occasional blog posts on his garden, here’s some of the flowers blooming in our backyard at the moment.

Lavender, roses, snapdragons, roses, roses, sweet peas, geraniums/pelargoniums, hollyhocks, dianthus and more roses.

A bee on a lavender flower

Iceberg roses

White snapdragon flowers

Pink rosebud

Yellow roses

Sweet pea flowers

Pink geranium flower

Red and white geranium flowers

White geranium flowers

Pink snapdragon flowers

White hollyhock flowers

Pink dianthus flowers

Pink carpet rose

Yes, we do have a few roses - most of which are coming into bloom right now. Also a bit of work when it’s time to prune them!