Bloomday-The Merry Month of May 2025
May is one of my favorite months in the garden in spite of the fact that watering tasks typically begin at some point in the month. Sometimes we get lucky and are gifted with some measurable precipitation but the paltry 1/10th of an inch so far did not prove helpful. Hose dragging has commenced . The spring bulbs are all done for the year but the spring annuals are still pumping out blooms -I've pulled about half of the pansies up to make room for all the summer color I started from seed. By far the most impactful flowers of the last several weeks have been the Foxglove. Mostly in the Camelot series from Johnnys Seeds and started indoors in late September and planted out in late November. I started a total of 24 and shoehorned them in among the dozen or so I planted last spring. There are 2 more clumps besides the two I've shown here. I haven't grown Digitalis in at least a decade and this is the first time I've ever grown them from seed . Ach...
love those action shots!
ReplyDeleteCandid gardener shots are almost as good as puppy shots Hoover :-)
Deletewawwwww...wonderful !!!
ReplyDeleteMore where that came from !
DeleteIntense colour, fabulous!!
ReplyDeleteColor looks mighty fine in the Pacific Northwest..I think this is our most Brit-like climate.
DeleteOn her way to Hydrangea heaven.
ReplyDeleteJust around the bend !
DeleteHow wonderful! I sometimes wish I had the room to make a swath of color like that. Great pic Kathy
ReplyDeleteGreat captures and great summary of their vision and intimate creative space.... Drool.... Cindy H.
ReplyDeleteBusted! Having no more roses at home to sniff, I will always pause for rose scent when the opportunity arises.
ReplyDeleteI just couldn't resist .
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