Well, one of the Rockins, at least. This one is on the fence, and the male parks his arse on the neighbours’ roof, ready to defend his wife and kids (though Mrs. Rockin is perfectly capable of launching a shrieking air attack worthy of the Luftwaffe, should that become necessary). Taken 04-18-18.

This forsythia has only a few flowers, but considering that it was a tiny stick when I got it, I planted it in a bad spot, the landscapers literally ran over it when they filled in the former gravel pit, and I never water it, it’s done an admirable job. Taken 04-22-18.

I guess all the watering I did last summer paid off; my long-awaited (and damned hard to find) Lonicera flava is going to bloom! This is the real thing, unlike the goddamned japonica I got from that stupid bitch who claimed it was the fault of her supplier. Suuuuure it was, and you couldn’t tell the difference even though you’re supposed to specialize in fucking vines. The price alone should have given it away; japonica is a fucking weed, and it’s not expensive. The real thing is rare, and it is expensive. Not that it made a difference to you; I’m sure you got it for nearly nothing, then priced it like a hard-to-find native. Bitch. I remember the name of your business! Taken 04-24-18.

I forget which Physocarpus this was, but it really struggles, and that’s even with my watering it regularly all last summer. I wish I liked the shape of the leaves better; I would have put it out front. I don’t care for them, though, but want the plant for its fruit (that I hope eventually to see) because birds like it. The leaves are such a pretty colour! Taken on 04-28-18.

It’s little, it’s spindly, and I have no idea whether it’s fruit from my pink ones, or whether it’ll be a native white one, but I’ll take free dogwoods! There are actually two of them, both about the same size. It’ll be at least a few years before I’ll know what colour they are, and I really hope they survive because they planted themselves in spots where the hose wouldn’t reach even if I were inclined to drag it down there (which I won’t be in the heat of July). Taken on 04-28-18.