A look around the fields, folks. Yes, we seem to have come out of winter hibernation all right! Here’s a pretty one of my newly planted Nepeta.
An ariel view of the backyard, taken from the stair landing. See Sam playing on her bambi blanket?
Another plant sale purchase, a pink chrysanthemum called ‘Sheffield Pink.’
Some bleeding hearts, hanging over a new annual I purchased this year called Ttktktktk:
Another new annual this year. tktktkt:
Planted in the bed by the door:
Nepeta:
Here’s how it was planted:
Alliums:
What I used to think was ‘Johnson’s Geranium’ but now I am not sure. Bill Cary seems to think it’s some native Geranium….
Irises:
The hydrangea is doing well, but I don’t think the butterfly bush likes its home here. It might be too shady. We may be moving that to the bed by the garage. Any thoughts for a shady spot? We need something tall to anchor that spot behind the hydrangea:
We moved one the black currants, ‘blackdown,’ to underneath the pear tree. I hope it’s happier there than it was. It got a little crowded in the other spot:
Sour cherries. And Samantha!
Peonies are about to open!
The columbine got so tall this year. We planted the first one back in 2006. What a difference the garden was then, huh?
Here’s where I planted gladiolas. I hope they look good there! These are the rhizomes I pulled up and overwintered in 2010, but forgot to plant in the spring of 2011. I hope the come up OK!
Here’s ol’ black currant:
Here are his buddies:
The asparagus is still a bit lame:
I may have trimmed the blackberries back a bit too much. I’m only seeing a few white flower:
The tulips that were so beautiful last spring completely disappointed this year. I’m going to have to figure out something else to do back there.
Hello, bees!
A look back down Sour Cherry Farm Way:
