Cheer for P

[ROman]

First Rose opened today. 

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Day 2 of the Rose.

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Third rose. I think the earliest they ever bloomed. Besides the beautiful red color, they are extremely fragrant.

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A couple more rose shots. 

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Had to prune some. 

[Chap]

Very nice @ROman

Do not know wether May 1st is a holiday somewhere else too… however, happy 1st May

[Giles]

In UK, we call those beetles May Bugs.

I love how they come in like a cumbersome helicopter…..

[Chap]

@Giles:

In UK, we call those beetles May Bugs.

I love how they come in like a cumbersome helicopter…..

"Maikäfer" in german which is exactly the same as May Bug… they are quite seldom now and seeing one reminds me always of my childhood when we usally saw a lot of them... forest owner are a bit afraid if they come in huge swarms as they can be pretty voracious

[Giles]

At our last house we lived downhill from a large forest, these things would come into our garden on an early summers evening like this:

[ROman]

Happy 1st May @Chap , yours look great also. We also get these little critters.

[neph93]

@Chap:

Do not know wether May 1st is a holiday somewhere else too… however, happy 1st May

Only in civilised countries [emoji1] Happy worker’s
day.

[Chris]

Yeah, yeah- not in the US.  We know.

[neph93]

@Chris:

Yeah, yeah- not in the US.  We know.

I was mostly thinking of the UK to be fair. But hey, if the cap fits…

[twin]

Some real cheer for Paula AKA @Madame Buttonfly  Very rare pink flowered Mayapple.

[motojobobo]

This orchid is one of the early winter bloomers around here, Schomburgkia sp. Some flower pink/burgundy, some orange/brown and some yellow/orange. Very hardy plant.

[Madame Buttonfly]

Amazing flowers and critters from around the world, thank you @motojobobo @Chap @ROman @mikebarhoot @twin - here are a few random shots from around the garden over past few weeks:

[twin]

@Madame Buttonfly  your garden is always lovely.

[ROman]

@Madame Buttonfly , garden looks beautiful. As always…

[Madame Buttonfly]

Thank you, we certainly have been lucky with the weather so far this year 

[mikebarhoot]