After the Rain Showers of May 10.

April was a very dry month for us and May started out to be as well.  Today storms started moving through. The rain barrel is filled up again.  Last night i finally planted the forsythia that Joseph got me.  I'm a little concerned that they are calling for frost by mid next week.  Last Sunday i purchased some herbs (basil, parsley, rosemary) and i have planted them already... was probably too soon... oh well, if we get frost, i will cover them up.

Garden overview- May 10 after the rain showers

One of the remaining tulips... with raindrops :-)

Queen of the Night tulip that's on its way out makes for an interesting raindrop canvas.

I got a new rosemary plant this year.

Columbine time.

The Parade Continues...

The garden is moving along rapidly now.  Last week we had some nice rain showers that filled up the rain barrel and made a lot of plants happy.  Today i was able to get all the decorative grass clippings burned.  I also did some raking and picking up of sticks.

Currently in bloom:

• Creeping Phlox
• Grape Hyacinth
• Daffodils
• Frittalaria
• Tulips
• Violas & Violets
• Veronica
• Flowering almond
• Quince

I also noticed the fine little blue hairs of California Poppies starting to grow.  And my heuchera have started to grow back from their trimming by the deer.

Some of my tulips survived the foraging deer.

Garden overview 04-24-13

Looking down upon the main garden.