Some blurry photos...

Some of these aren't so clear, but you get the picture, haha. :-)

New Coreopsis, Poppies and Speedwell out front:



I'm so excited about the Canna and Voodoo Bulbs this year, they look pretty happy:





Bellflower and Astilbe (and stupid wild grapevine/weed):



I forget what this is called. It's one of those "stepable" herbs we planted in here a few years ago, and it took over and always comes back. Gotta love persistence:

Rainy, humid update

Blech. Humid and grey. Not the best day to be in the garden for me, but the bugs sure seem to be enjoying it. Some new things blooming:

Rudbeckia - I planted these a few years ago, the second year they were gone, I thought oh, well but no, now they come back each year, in different spots, so I guess they are reseeding themselves.



White Astilbe is looking good. The pink is hidden under the hydrangea and daylilies, I need to mark it somehow so I can move it come fall.



These pink lilies are doing their thing quite nicely:



And here's a colorful wide shot of hydrangea, daylilies, yarrow and rose campion:

Things are looking good!

Did I post about the impatiens my friend Beth sent me? She grew them from seeds, that her friend has harvested and grown for 20 years! She sent me 4 plants in the mail, 2 didn't survive, but the two that did are doing pretty well, and blooming! Thanks, Beth!







The edelweiss has been blooming for a while now, so here's a pic. It lives under our rose bushes.






Here's an interesting comparison, March 30th:



and June 30th:



I planted this bunny tail grass last year, and didn't think it was a perennial, but it came back!



Bellflower and astilbe:



More of the pink lilies:



Um, yeah. I planted these rudbeckia two years ago, and they did not come back last year, but this year, is a different story!



The yucca and speedwell are blooming, too.



And another comparison, May 24th:



And June 30th:

It's been a while!

I was at a seminar all last week that prevented me from doing a lot of things, one of them being blogging. So here goes!

I couldn't resist how beautiful this rose looked after the rain.



Here is some cinquefoil (and some impatiens, etc.) that I moved from the big long bed by the fence, to here under the pear tree. I don't have very good luck with perennials under the pear tree - except for the aster, the aster is happy there. Anyway, we'll see how this does here. The original cinquefoil is over in the big bed and reseeds itself each year. It was here when we bought the house.



Yarrow is starting to bloom.



Here's the original cinquefoil in the front, by the rooster, and the pretty white flowers with the dark burgundy stems in the background - I can't remember what they are called. Mom told me this weekend, and I have already forgotten.



Here's a close up:



The white astilbe is doing well. The pink is hidden. :-(



If we ever get married again, this will be my bouquet. Okay, not really, but it was so pretty and smelled so good, I had to share. It's now in our freezer in the form of pesto. :-)



The pink lilies have started, these are nice, but wait until you see the giant white ones later in the summer!



The dahlia on the right doesn't look so good. Not sure why... Mom brought us the black hollyhocks, the verigated basil and the firecracker fuscia, thanks Mom!



I thought I'd show a progress pic of the pots out front, they are filling out really nicely!





Whew! Okay, I think we are pretty much caught up for now!