May 24 Garden

The garden is lush after some much needed rain.  It has become think with plants and i will need to dig some of  them out to make some breathing room.  I need to find the paths that have disappeared!  The rain barrel is full, my onions have doubled in size.  I'm looking forward to getting out in the gardens.

Garden overview- May 24.

Clematis in the central obelisk.

Soon to be poppies.

Ferns and hostas.

It heated up last week and is cold again for the holiday weekend!

We went from mid-80s on Tuesday to frost and freeze warnings last night... and again tonight.  Last night didn't get as cold as predicted and my plants were fine.  I did take in my hanging pots and other plants that i had taken out last weekend.  I will be putting them all back out on Monday.  Today is bright and sunny with a lot of wind.  Luckily my lupine aren't real tall this year, so they are staying erect...  i think it also helps that they are protected from the wind by the house.  My milkweed patch continues to grow.  I counted 60 plants.  Next week i will dig out the ones that are straying to far from the patch and share with Debbye!

White bearded iris in the front yard.

Rhodie-time!

Delighted to have the purple one this year.

Lupine-the current star in the garden.  

Pinks and purples.

Weather

Two mornings ago i woke up to snow flurries.  I had to cover plants Sunday and Monday nights... and i lost a basil plant that i covered but it was still too cold for it.  The high temperatures the past two days have been in the low 50s...  Right now, just before midnight... the temperature is near 50.  Tomorrow the forecast high is in the low 80s with thunder storms.  I guess this is the new normal for times of climate change... or as i like to say "climatological chaos".

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.

Photos from May 4

Garden overview- May 4, 2013

A viola called Freckles

The intoxicating aroma of Lily of the Valley

White violets transplanted from the yard at work
before the lawn maintenance people took chemicals to it.

Birches are so lovely and a dainty kind of way.

Just before May

This is what the garden looked like.  We had a nice day of rain followed by sunny, warm (not too hot) days. We continue to be in the 70s which is perfect as far as I am concerned.

Garden overview- April 28, 2013

A tulip of a lovely shade of purple.

Quince

Flowering Almond.

Looking toward the main garden.

Frittalaria.  I adore these dainty flowers.

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.