Many of the peonies are open now and putting on a show.
Martin Frobisher has been posing for pictures.
I combed Dekker and his coat looks particularly nice right now.
And here is Dekker with the blooming sage.
And finally this iris is still looking quite lovely.
The false indigo bush in front is blooming.
This bed looks a little uneven this year, but at least that is blooming nicely. There is also a red columbine that is almost finished.
The darker peonies are starting to open now.
Some are not the double peonies.
And here is Sidney snoozing under the hostas.
This lovely new iris opened up today.
Two blooms opened at once.
The peonies are starting to open.
There are going to be many blooms this year.
The lighter pink ones are farther along.
I promise to add more kitty pictures to the next post.
The peonies are just starting to open; they always make a lovely show.
The irises have been enchanting.
This lovely bush in the front is called False Indigo –and is brightening up the front bed.
This white rose has suddenly decided to open up. So lovely. Unfortunately it doesn’t really have a scent.
And this new iris opened with all its amazing intricacies.
The peonies are still putting on a show.
The peas are forming in their little pods. And there are many blooms. I have one little row of peas so I will probably eat them all sitting in the garden, since there are so few of them. I planted them all the way back in March.
The peonies are opening. I think there are fewer blooms than last year. The oddities of the weather in the early year might have altered the way these were able to form their blooms.
In the bed near where the squash and pumpkin will be spreading out, there are wall flowers and cat mint. I read that the cat mint would drive away squash bugs. I don’t know if that is true, but the plant is looking really lovely.
I suppose I should have named this as May 2021 for the river pictures since it was yesterday we went. It was a perfect day and the water was very cold but the sun felt great. I also saw some flowers that I hadn’t seen before.
The peonies are really opening quickly now.
This might be the earliest these peonies have ever come out. They are usually at least a week later. We had a strangely warm week early on in the spring and I think it hurried several things. Luckily the cold snap doesn’t seem to have stunted them at all.
It has been a very full May. Sorry these pictures aren’t very good. I will get some better ones tomorrow —or the next day.
There are many things in the garden right now on the verge of blooming. The enclosed, compressed energy is impressive.
If it keeps raining like it has for the last few days, the peonies will be really spectacular. I also may never get the lawn cut. Below is yarrow getting ready.
I will save the bachelor’s buttons (cornflowers) for tomorrow. Maybe the sun will come out between now and then.
I had a little garden tour this morning and had some kitty help with everything.
The yarrow looks great this year and the hostas have popped up overnight.
I have little violets growing in many beds… and coming up in the lawn too.
These phlox are starting to bloom. They look more blue in the sunlight than in these pictures.
These iris are very early –I didn’t even notice they were getting this close to blooming until suddenly they were opening. I love this very rich purple. They are not very tall.
The rhubarb has really come along too.
This almond bush has opened out into these amazing pink pom pom blooms.
I probably should have cut the lawn before taking pictures… but the light was so lovely this morning.
And here are some kitties playing amongst the peonies.
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