The Mock Orange (Philadelphus x 'Natchez') behind the house is in full bloom! I really do need to do some pruning when it fades out but it's glorious right now.
Meanwhile down below the garden the Wisteria 'Amethyst Falls' is starting to bloom. It blooms later than the regular wisteria in the area. This is a somewhat compact, less rowdy Wisteria (if one can ever call Wisteria that!) and I have seen one of these pruned to a standard (single stem) where it looks like an umbrella. I missed pruning this one last year so it's shape is starting to look straggly with some vines creeping out into the yard. This morning I found a few wisteria blooms peeking out from the tea olive to the left and cut that wayward vine off!
