Part of moving into a new house with plants, if you’re me anyway, means you have no idea what most of the plants are going to do. So the year may bring surprises.

We got a pleasant surprise last week when the large bushes in our front yard exploded with deep red blooms. I think they are chrysanthemums, but if you know better please share.

So pretty, I had to take photos:

I like how it almost looks rainbow in the background here:

I gave this one a different color treatment and liked it so much it’s my desktop background now: