Above: bergenia, chionodoxa and tulipa tarda in the back shade garden. Do you have bergenia in your garden? If not, why not? The flowers are so showy and bloom for ages, and the leaves add great texture the rest of the season. It makes a great, hardy groundcover in shade or part shade. I never have to weed this patch as it is so thick and healthy.
Above: an early, red tulip of a forgotten variety. The patch in the back shade garden has been blooming for a week but with all the rain I never got a chance to take a picture until today - the last one still blooming!
Above: daffodils in the Butterfly Potager garden. Yes, things are definitely late this year!
Above: more daffodils in the Front Entry garden and grape hyacinths also starting to bloom.
Above: some annuals for colour! I tell ya, all this colour is such a sight for sore eyes after our long winter and late spring.
Above: and more annuals in containers. Za zing! I can't be unhappy looking at this colour!
Above: Kinnikinnick in the front Welcome Garden - another great groundcover, and a native one, too! Such cute little flowers. These leaves also look good all season and turn beautiful bronze in fall.
Above: Kinnikinnick again with some tulipa tarda in front, closing up for the evening. Good night!
Love your brilliant annuals. Much needed colour after our long winter. I have tulips that still haven't opened yet. With such a compressed season this year I shouldn't be surprised if I see tulips and roses at the same time - sheesh!
Posted by: The Ms. S. | May 31, 2011 at 07:26 PM
Thanks! My tulips are just opening now. Double sheesh!
Janice
Posted by: Janice Miller-Young | June 03, 2011 at 09:52 AM
Love those! I enjoy following your posts on facebook and rss!
Posted by: red bottoms | October 17, 2011 at 01:03 PM