Seeing those allium (I assume) reminds me this is the 2nd year in a row mine have failed to bloom. They put out green stuff, then die back. Nice variety of plants there, the blue and white iris are beautiful (as are they all - just iris are some of my faves)
those look great. I was amazed when I found a bush here that was a magnolia. I guess it grew to be hardy over time.
Another walk in the yard. The app calls this out as Mapleleaf Viburnam Blueberries on their way. I'm going to have to start some watering, as we are in a moderate drought. Mock orange starting to lose petals. Clematis hanging in there, following the too aggressive use of a line trimmer, a few years ago. Siberian irises at the end of their show. Roses losing their petals as well Rhody is a showpiece Some early daylillies Hoping for a good soaking rain. Not looking good for the next several days.
It seems that after the early spring blooms, the mid spring blooms are not as enthusiastic or bountiful. This is especially true of the Rhodies out front. However, I forgive them since they put on a heck of a show last year. From the last week The peonies are an exception to the rest of the mid spring bloomers. Doesn't hurt that this is the 3rd and 4th seasons after planting. First peony is Edulis Superba and the white ones are Festivus Maximus. And of course, the smell fabulous! The peonies in the roadside garden are also doing fantastic. These are a mix of Madame Emile Dabetene and Felix Crouse. They look and smell very much alike so I can usually only tell them apart when I can find the little markers. Clematis - less blooms than last year Another thing that has done really well this year is the variegated weigala. I don't remember it ever having this heavy of a bloom on it. Most of the iris seem to be content to rest this year. A couple have still decided to bloom nicely. This first one was planted last summer and is named Rosalie Figge. The ones in the background (and next pic) are just some iris that my mother sent me years ago - most likely decendant from her mother's gardens. And this last iris came with the Rose of Sharon that MikeInMa gifted me a couple of years ago.
That's a Siberian iris. Expect the thick grass-like leaves to keep expanding. Some would say invasive. I've removed thick bunches of them last fall. They were taking over the perennial bed they were in. Nice flowers, however. The trunk of ROS looks healthy. Did all three survive?
OMG - you had me worried there. BOTH are doing well (you gave me two not three ) Last year one of them stayed dormant way longer than the other that is planted 7-10' away, This year both are producing leaves at the same time.
Wow. Everything is so far ahead of us except for the rhododendrons. We have had a cold wet spring. My peonies are just budding now. Columbines are about to bloom.
I ended up with a big volunteer lupine in my potato bed. Various wildflowers transplanted from our land up north among asparagus volunteers. Interesting weed in my swale area. I don’t know what it is.
Ron T That first basket has all my favourite colours in it. It is gorgeous. The dogwood is lovely in bloom. It is our provincial flower and a few years ago, we had a virus almost kill them off. They are starting to come back in a few places.
Some random pics. Knockouts put on a show for the first flush Planted 19 knockouts on part of our bank. Should be a show a couple years from now. Need to get some ground cover. Past week our Magnolia tree started to shine Odds and ends
I was away for a week. These were just starting to show a hint of red. A week later and my Dr Seuss flowers aka bee balm, are showing off.
