Summer is here and all of the plants have leafed out.
Summer Kickoff
Category: Plants
Sweet William Returns
The various clumps of dianthus growing along the fence seem to have generally survived the winter and are blooming again.
Purple Fireworks
I love the way the globes of these alliums intersect and overlap, like adjacent spherical pyrotechnic bursts.
Azalea Bonanza
This azalea bush looked a little forlorn over the winter, but has made a wonderful return.
Budbreak!
This week’s warm weather has encouraged the grapevines to open their first buds.
Daffodils in Bloom
The daffodils have been in bloom for two weeks and show no sign of stopping.
Everything’s Coming Up Crocus
One of the earliest blooms on our block.
Winter Color
The new holly has produced a lovely crop of berries to add some bright color to our winter.
Brilliant Cockscombs
Most of the flowers are gone from the garden, but the cockscombs (Celosia) are still vibrant.
Welcome Rudbeckia!
Newest addition to the garden: a large Rudbeckia (“black eyed susan”). It’s slightly bedraggled after its trip here by truck, but I am optimistic that it’ll perk up over the coming days — and I think it still has enough time to make itself at home that it has a decent chance of surviving the cold this winter.
