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:

Brrrrrrrrrr!

Apparently the tulips in the back yard do not like 29 degrees at night:



The Japanese Maple leaves also look a little droopy, but other than that, I think everything fared okay in the freeze. Steve did cover the veggie beds with newspaper, and those look good, too.

Steve planted these adorable little tulips for us in the back. They are so absolutely lovely. I hope you can see the petals in the close up.




The rosebushes have new growth, yay! And there below them our Edelweiss is coming back, too. Steve picked that out a few years ago. :-)



The money plant (a.k.a. silver dollar plant) has started blooming out front. I'm going to be sure to sprinkle the seeds all behind the azaleas this year and see if we can really fill in out there with this.



Here is the primrose we planted, and there alongside of it you can see the Lily of the Valley that has spread to this area - it's May, so it should be blooming soon.



I know I posted a picture of this shrub before, but up close I love it. It's like standing in a cloud.