Climbing Roses In Full Bloom

'Purple Splash'

'Secret Garden Musk Climber'

Not climbing, but looking nice, is 'Disneyland':

'Laguna' on the right, 'Lunar Mist' on the left:

A gazillion flowers on 'Laguna', and I end up with a chewed one.

'Sombreuil' with Clematis 'Etoile Violette' as its heart of darkness:

 Walk and gawk:

Clematis 'Etoile Violette'

'Fourth Of July' with Clematis 'Jackmanii'

Let's take a break from the roses with Heuchera

...and with the Cup-of-Gold vine, Solandra maxima, photographed in the parking lot of the local Trader Joe's:

I added the Echeverias along the edge of this bed.  I like the idea of this little detail--a few months will tell if it works or not.  

These are the days of daze--so many things to look at, I just wander and look, instead of transplanting, watering, or weeding.
'Evelyn'

'Evelyn'

Climber on a stick--a weeping standard 'Renae':

Even taller, the Manfreda flower I've been trying to hybridize some seven feet (2.1 m) above the one foot tall (30 cm) plant
 
What the...!?!  Dahlias in April?!?

So easily distracted.  I wonder if this is a hummingbird's nest. The tip of my pinkie finger just fits into the cavity.  Was the nest succesful?  I hope. 

Clematis 'Viola', not overly vigorous in this climate.  The depth and richness of the purple is its great virtue.

And this, this is about as good as it's going to get this spring.  A day of daze, walk and gawk.