Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - April 2022

 I'm a bit late with my Bloom Day post this month. My excuse is that I've been busy... gardening. And then along came one of those April showers before I could take pictures. My plants really appreciated that brief rain. 

And now here we go with my April blooms. Let's start with the roses.

'Chrysler Imperial.'

'Belinda's Dream.'

I do love 'Belinda.'

'Julia Child' was my first rose to bloom this spring.

'Old Blush' is my ever faithful bloomer.

Pansies...

... pansies...

... pansies... these are just about at the end of their bloom cycle...

... and still more pansies.

And not pansies but violas. These were hidden "volunteers" in a pot of echinacea that I planted in a garden bed this week, so I popped them into their own little pot.

 

Salvia.

The 'Tangerine Beauty' crossvine only had this one sad little bloom on it today, but more are on the way.

I'm not sure of the name of this succulent but it has performed beautifully for me all during winter and now into spring.

And another succulent in bloom in its pot on the patio.

The yellow cestrum in the backyard is in full bloom.

The cyclamen is almost gone but a few blooms are still hanging on.

Dianthus with a bit of blue pansy on the side.

These petunias bloomed in their pot near the front door all winter long and now into spring.

The larkspur is almost there.

I know I should have removed the blossoms from these little zinnias before I planted them, but I didn't have the heart to do it.

More of the zinnias.

And still more.

This mandevilla vine was just recently purchased and planted.

Purple oxalis. On this cloudy and misty day, the blooms never fully opened.

A few yarrow blooms are still hanging around.

The Japanese maple has been full of blooms, although you can hardly discern them at the end of the branches. 

I just set up these pots next to the patio with petunia, yellow cockscomb, and salvia. They will grow to fill the pots.

Is there any happier blossom than the gerbera daisy?

She's not exactly a blossom but her name is Rosie. She sits on her cat tree on the back porch and looks askance at the camera. The tip of her left ear was removed by the vet at Texas Litter Control to show that she has been spayed.

And this is her brother Rocky who doesn't have a tip removed yet but that will happen next week. They are both diligent helpers in the garden.

Thank you for visiting my garden this month and thank you Carol of May Dreams Gardens for starting this meme so many years ago. I'm always happy to participate.  

Happy April and happy gardening to all.