One of my favorite shrubs in spring:
Variegated Weigela even without the flowers has stunning foliage. It's one of those old fashioned plants and will take a lot. I suppose I should prune mine, it's gotten quite large, but I don't know...I rather like it dripping with blooms.
Here they are closer, you get pink and white together...
Needing no introduction, the first of the peonies:
I'm not really fond of the single ones and didn't realize I had any (I apparently have two...exactly the same!)...I'm going to blame it on mislabeling and/or my penchant for buying a mix (not so big on that any longer with space at a premium). Never mind, the doubles will be starting any day...and I
will bring some of those inside!
Remember my white trillium(s) I was so proud of...Look what it/they did:
According to
this site, these trillium(s)s do this after they have been pollinated. To my surprise, that which I thought gone...is here...and blooming:
Look above the fern (Ghost, if you're wondering), under the clematis (Polish Spirit) and mixed in with the bee balm (Raspberry Wine)...and there it is! I surely thought something had got it...so I'm very happy. The last/other trillium is not blooming but I found it hidden in the monkshood foliage...all present and accounted for. Next year, assuming I get them planted, I hope to have some other varieties. This white trillium (probably Great White) is much larger and taller than the now pink one:
The last daffodil blooming (still are a few buds to open as well):
Albus plenus odoratus...(it was blowing around, sorry for the odd picture)....for those not tired of daffodils (not me!), I
will get to my review and will have pictures of some I haven't shown (just ran out of time)...with over 100 varieties (and still adding), I can go on for quite a while with them!
This will give you some idea of how large my sweet shrub aka Carolina Allspice is and why it is so deliciously fragrant (many buds!):
For those of you wondering, here are a few things residing together (I do cram)...how many can you find??
While mine is just a baby, it has started blooming...in full bloom, these trees, Fringe Trees, are stunning and fragrant:
I'll have to look as I believe I had pictures of larger trees from Maymont and Mount Vernon.
The first of the thymes to bloom...English Thyme:
Woodland phlox and Spanish bluebells:
A lone allium...when I moved things around, I apparently moved this one...good thing as I must have tossed most of the others with the bathwater:
Another Dianthus makes an appearance:
Anthemis just getting going also:
A new creeping phlox now residing under the Mohawk viburnum...aren't those variegated leaves adorable!
Speaking of variegated, how about these columbines (they're starting to seed around...which is fine with me):
And this one (sigh) growing in the weeds under...of course...the silver maple:
A cause for celebration...look closely, scapes on a daylily (Royal Eventide...usually my first)...I do have scapes on a couple of new arrivals, but I don't count those as they aren't home grown.
A cause for dismay...spiderwort! How did that find itself here??
Heucherella Sunspot....but what I really like here...look closely...poppy seedlings all around!
That'll have to do it for now...more, as always, to come. I'll just do a separate post of iris, clematis, ground covers...whatever! Still a few visits, too...Mount Vernon and Hahn Horticulture Garden...plus, I dug out a couple daylilies (REALLY need to do more of that...lol) and I'll show you how that went....I figured if I wrote/listed these...I might actually remember to do them!