Hi Sherry,
Yes indeed that is Cytisus scoparius,'Scotch Broom',..when you said ablaze that is the best description,..i have had people in the USA tell me they are invasive so they obviously are thinking of the French species,..this week i took a cutting as my present ones are getting tall with less and less blooms three foot from the bottom so i intend planting the cutting at the base to fill the gap.

We had snow in 2010 which killed most of the Yucca's in the midlands,..luckily mine survived,..being fairly walled in helped protect them and they are thriving now.

Soooo you should be doing your taxes!,..viewing one or more of my videos is more relaxing lol,..thank you for doing so.

Philip

Winter has passed and we are officially into Spring for the past week,..it seems such a short time since Autumn,..time flies!,..here were the Autumn Roses though somewhat drenched from all our rain.

Video===Autumn Roses.

I love roses.

Hi Debra,..they do captivate us and i wish i had room for more,..i have 11 cuttings that rooted and for the past few days i have searched for spaces for them,..i may have to resort to containers.

Me, too. I am continually surprised by the ones I have. I rarely ever offer supplemental water, we have been in a serious drought for the last five years, and, yet, they keep giving me beautiful blooms. Last Fall, I had to remove Julia Child because of Rose Rosette disease, which I had never even heard of before, and it was like losing a friend. Thankful that none of the remaining roses show any signs of it.

Debra, we lost a rose bush last fall also to rose rosette disease. What a horrible disease, with no cure once the rose gets it.

Roses do well in containers for many years.. I'll admit to buying many over the years without having a clue where they would be going...
I've got many blooming here already.. I love them too

I often do favors for boating friends,..everything from taking a boat from the water,..launching one,..towing someone whose engine broke down and am always asked how much do i owe you?,..i don't charge because i might break down or need help some day when stuck far away up the lake so i always say get me something from the garden center,..never fails to appear,..i was given some Narcissus bulbs which looked impressive on the label,..well i wasn't disappointed when they started appearing yesterday.

Narcissus,'Replete'.







Primula veris,'Cowslip'.





Pieris japonica,'Andromeda'.

That Narcissus is very pretty!

Thanks Vickie,
Makes me wonder why i never really went for more Narcissus and Daffodils in my garden.

My Purple Fennel is growing rapidly,..as is just about everything else in the garden at present,..temperature today reached 33c-88F,..almost too warm to do anything but sit and enjoy,..and plan some changes.

Foeniculum vulgare purpureum,'Purple Fennel'.



Helichrysum italicum,'Currybush'





It will bloom as below come July.





Sempervivum.










Primula veris,'Cowslip',..and Echeveria.

How tall does the fennel get?

Hi Debra,
It grows to about four foot high,..turns purple when mature and blooms in July here,..it has a very aniseed like scent,..dies back come winter and returns come spring,..its self seeding but not invasive,..i always find a few seeds that have taken,..two pictures taken in previous seasons below.

Philip

I began painting my garden seat yesterday and while taking a break realized i also needed to paint my gutter area,..then spotted a mass of Sedum growing in the gutter,..not sure of the name i checked the Database and came across two pictures of Sedum that look like mine,..Sedum (Sedum album 'Faro Form'),..the other is,.. Baby Tears ( Sedum album 'Chloriticum').







"Tux",..one of my cats enjoying the Hebe.

Beautiful blue sky.

Hi Debra,..ah yes at last no rain for days,..its up in the high temperatures for us just now,..33C-88F yesterday.

That sedum growing up top is especially cool!

Thank you,..its a shame i have to clear out the gutter but it must be done,..there is some more of it growing on the wall at the end of my garden this will be left in peace.

I never realized it could grow so pendent.

It is a lot longer than the picture shown as i cropped it to show a better view in order to try and identify it,..that particular wall produces ferns as well.