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| Bearded irises |
I'm sure I've been working outside every day this month, hauling topsoil and wood chips, planting, weeding, watering. But even the harder physical labor feels like a respite from the stress of the job that pays the bills. Spring is such a lovely time to be outdoors, something new is blooming everywhere I turn!
Thanks to Carol at May Dreams Gardens for hosting the monthly roundup of blooms.
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| My red collection of bearded irises, planted last summer |
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| The hardiest bearded irises ever |
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| This bearded iris was a freebie |
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| My oldest bearded iris, rescued from a shady bed |
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| Non-bearded irises |
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| Aquilegia |
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| Camassia and California poppies |
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| Riverbank lupine is taking over my meadow |
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| Limnanthes douglasii |
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| Chives |
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| Dogwood, cornus kousa 'Rosy Teacups', still a baby |
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| Roses are just starting |
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| Jupiter's beard, centranthus ruber, planted from seed last year |
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| Foxglove, planted from seed last year |
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| Rhododendron 'Lee's Dark Purple' |
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| Big blooms on a baby Rhododendron 'Polarnacht' |
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| Unknown rhododendron in the front yard |
What's next? Peonies! All three that I planted in the fall of 2016 have buds this year.
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