"In June, as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a single day. No man can heed all of these anniversaries; no man can ignore all of them." ~ Aldo Leopold "How Could such sweet and wholesome hours Be reckoned but with herbs and flowers?" ~ Andrew Marvell ORIENTAL POPPY (Papaver) BEARDED IRIS (I. germanica) SIBERIAN IRIS (I. Sibirica) PEONY (Paeonia) 'SCARLET O'HARA' PEONY LADY'S SLIPPERS, WILD GERANIUMS, JACOB'S LADDER FERNS, HOSTA, LIGULARIA, HEUCHERA, LADY'S MANTLE AZALEAS RHODODENDRON GARDEN RHODODENDRON EXBURY AZALEA ALLIUM "My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. " ~ H. Fred Ale
( musings of a 'HO-HUM HOUSEWIFE' )