The sun is out, and the wind has finally settled down, so I grabbed my camera to record some of the early-season plants around the house.
The tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, forsythia, and grape hyacinths are gone by, but the lilacs, johnny jump-ups, flox, pot-of-gold, and rhododendrons are doing their thing, and the lilys, chinese lanterns, clematis, hostas, and hydrangeas are poised for a strong showing. The morning glories and columbine are having a terrible year, but the nasturtiums might pull through. The sunflowers and gladiolus have been almost entirely consumed by the squirrels, and the trailing vines have yet to even sprout. The astilbe, after a promising start, seems to have stalled. The butterfly garden in the front yard is beginning to take shape (although it will be at least a month before we see any flowers) but the flower bed near the side of the house, which I seeded with some sort of red flower (after I planted the seeds, I lost the package), has yet to show any signs of life. The violets, which have infested the entire neighborhood, are running amok and choking out everything else. My lawn consists of crabgrass, dandelions, violets, and clover, and the occasional stem of ordinary grass.
My wife, ever the pragmatist, bought a pre-grown fuscia at the supermarket. She knows my gardening success rate is not predictable.
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- I found a seed pod in the bulb garden last fall.
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- Rhododendrons doing their thing.
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- The lilacs are finally out.
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- Chinese lanterns I planted last year
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- I forget what these are, but they’re going to be huge
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- These are my favorite of the flox
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- I think the lilys have gone berserk
In my yard, even the weeds die. You’re doing well and at least you’re trying…which I am not.
Comment by Prunella Farquar — May 15, 2009 @ 6:35 am
The middle flower in the second row looks for all the world like an alium gigantum — fancy name for a garlic plant! Your garden looks good, as Prunella noted.
Comment by Cookiemaven — May 18, 2009 @ 8:49 am