Our Lilac's are blooming

Our lilac's are blooming and the perfume is heavenly. The cold snap we had a few days ago didn't hurt them, thank goodness. Today is overcast and we are having rain showers off and on. Basically a pretty yucky day.


























One of the Peony's is lush and full of buds.... ummm, don't know if you can tell or not.














And I have no clue what kind of bush this is ... my husband stuck a limb from a neighbor's bush in the ground and this is what we now have blooming in the yard. My husband does fairly well with this type of gardening. He says it's all in the attitude ... he looks at the plant and tells it "If you live I'll water and feed you ... if you die you go on the compost pile" They tend to live which is why we do not have a "curb appeal" type lawn. ::sigh::