Flowering

Peony Vesuvian just about fully open:

This photo was taken early this morning without the flash (even though the camera wanted to flash it). Looking at how over-exposed the background is may give you some idea how dark the flower really is.

Lots of these pink flowers have come up this year. They were among the bulbs rescued last year, but none of them flowered last year.

In between them, there are a small number of these gladiolus (possibly Gladiolus carneus) flowers open:

I was happy to see these among the rescued bulbs, as I had them in my old garden but didn't bring any of them with me.