A walk on the wild side

In spite of living in a subdivision with a yard I turned into a garden over the years, I have finally let it all go to the point that walking around my yard is a walk on the wild side.



The kolkwitizia ambilis I planted decades ago to grow on my deck wall still grows over the deck wall but it also takes a bow over my back yard.



I like the pattern in the kolwitizia blossoms.



The azaleas on the driveway side of my yard form a flower wall in april on both sides of the fence.



Some of my azaleas think they are trees.



They don't bloom that long but they make me smile when they are at peak blossom time.



We've had overcast rainy days for the most part but I did get a blue sky briefly.



The large azaleas at the bottom of my driveway are past peak bloom.



On the opposite side of my house from the driveway I have more of the large azaleas in bloom.



I used to joke about how the plants would eventually hold up my house and I think it is coming to pass.



The gates on both side of my house are so loaded with blossoms I have to duck down to get into my backyard.



Every year when the blooms end I cut them back from the gates but by blooming season they are something of an obstruction. My city has an ordinance about how tall grass can grow so I've eliminated all but ornamental grass to avoid mowing. I do sometimes wonder if letting my yard go totally wild is against an ordinance I don't know about. 



I'm taking a little time off from the photographic themes I enjoy participating in. I'm feeling somewhat stale so I thought I'd try posting less often and keep my posts free form.