Columbines and more irises
Things are really popping now in the garden. This year is the second year for a lot of perennials, so now they are starting to bloom. My columbines are opening up now: These are so pretty! I hope these self-sow Read More …
Month: May 2016
New project and rhododendron
The front hard work is done for the most part. I still have some weeding to do on the side bed, but it really looks nice. The rhododendron is blooming now. I forget just how pretty these flowers are. . Read More …
Irises!
It’s time for irises to bloom now. For years I never got irises because I thought they were pretty, but the bloom time is short and I wanted long-blooming flowers. Well, I got some iris rhizomes from a neighbor and Read More …
David Austin Roses
I have recently discovered David Austin roses and I have no idea why I haven’t seen them before. Maybe it is because I tend to look for floribundas or grandifloras and just never came across them. David Austin basically combined Read More …
Tulip surprise!
I had posted about the Antoinette tulip last week: I mentioned that I thought I had bought pink tulips, so I was surprised to see the yellow. Well, over the last week, the flowers have been turning pink! At first Read More …
Buttonbush
Once our fence had to be taken down after the storm, that changed the flower bed quite a bit as far as sun goes. There now is a big hole in the back corner. I’ve been thinking about what to put Read More …
Path Progress
Everything seemed to have survived the freezing temps the last couple nights, thank goodness. I had lots of buckets, pots and plastic sheeting over everything. Hopefully that was the last one. Making good headway on the front garden bed. John Read More …
Heuchera and freeze warning
I’ve been working on the shade bed in the back and I did quite a bit of shopping at Hostas Direct last fall and I also received a gift certificate for Christmas. I mostly got Heuchera (coral bells). They are Read More …
Raining, raining, raining
It’s been so rainy here the past few days. I don’t really want to complain about it because we really needed the rain. There was hardly any snowpack this winter and it was a more dry April, so the ground Read More …
Plant Spotlight: Floribunda Roses – Scentimental
I love roses. Love them! When I was younger, I thought all I wanted was a rose garden with nothing else. Back then I had no idea that there were different kinds of roses, either. I figured a rose was Read More …