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Burdock In Bloom

I love the thistle-like flowers on our burdock plants!

Author MatthewPosted on June 28, 2025Categories PerennialsTags BurdockLeave a comment on Burdock In Bloom

Foliage Fenceline

I’m really pleased with the way the grapevines and little trees soften the edges of the otherwise-drab fence and stairs in front of our buildings.

Author MatthewPosted on June 2, 2025Categories PerennialsTags GrapesLeave a comment on Foliage Fenceline

A Classic Rose

The roses are really having a productive season.

Author MatthewPosted on May 18, 2025Categories PerennialsTags RosesLeave a comment on A Classic Rose

Tower of Honeysuckle

The honeysuckle seems to be happy about having been repotted into a larger container at the start of the season, and is throwing out even more of its crazy flower clusters than it did last year.

Author MatthewPosted on May 17, 2025Categories PerennialsTags HoneysuckleLeave a comment on Tower of Honeysuckle

Roses Are Red

A plethora of roses in our sidewalk garden.

Author MatthewPosted on May 15, 2025May 17, 2025Categories PerennialsTags RosesLeave a comment on Roses Are Red

Return of Sweet William

Our first flush of pinks!

Author MatthewPosted on May 14, 2025May 17, 2025Categories PerennialsTags DianthusLeave a comment on Return of Sweet William

Sweet Spring Honeysuckle

The honeysuckle in our urban sidewalk garden put out its first blooms this weekend — ridiculously complicated and showy, and deliciously fragrant.

(I repotted this into a larger container at the start of the season, which I hope will give its roots the space they need for the next stage of growth.)

Author MatthewPosted on May 11, 2025May 17, 2025Categories PerennialsTags HoneysuckleLeave a comment on Sweet Spring Honeysuckle

First Blush of Roses

Our first roses of the season opened on Monday to catch a bit of the late-afternoon sun.

Author MatthewPosted on April 29, 2025Categories PerennialsTags RosesLeave a comment on First Blush of Roses

Profusion of Violets

The violets are still going strong, although they are so demure I expect only a few people have noticed them.

Author MatthewPosted on April 16, 2025Categories PerennialsTags VioletsLeave a comment on Profusion of Violets

Fallen Comrades

Although most of the cold-hardy perennials return each year, this winter seems to have been unusually challenging, and a few of the trusty standbys seem to have passed away.

I’ll need to find some new plants to take the place of the one little rose bush that didn’t make it, as well as the small azalea, and some of the grape vines.

Author MatthewPosted on April 14, 2025April 17, 2025Categories PerennialsTags RosesLeave a comment on Fallen Comrades

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