I love the thistle-like flowers on our burdock plants!
Burdock In Bloom
Category: Perennials
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.
A Classic Rose
The roses are really having a productive season.
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.
Roses Are Red
A plethora of roses in our sidewalk garden.
Return of Sweet William
Our first flush of pinks!
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.)
First Blush of Roses
Our first roses of the season opened on Monday to catch a bit of the late-afternoon sun.
Profusion of Violets
The violets are still going strong, although they are so demure I expect only a few people have noticed them.
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.
