Finally

a little rain last night. More to come today.

old

Peonies are done.
Irises are almost done.

New

First purple hollyhock blossoms.
Lilies galore.

Enough with the planting already.

New in the ground and pots today, annuals from Meier's:

2 kinds of Salvia - 10 plants each

20 yellow and orange African Marigolds

10 pretty blue Alstroemeria (?)

Tomato - Early Girl (50 days)

Jalapeno - Mammoth

2 Sweet Basil plantings

German Thyme

Still have three perennials from Betty to put in the ground, but I have a spot picked out.

Lawn Mowing #5

Last night as the sun went down. 15-day interval. It is very dry. Only growing in the shade, but it needed to be leveled off.

25 May 2012 Plant vegetables

Pumpkin Seeds - Small Sugar New England Pie, 6-8#
Swiss Chard Seeds - Bright Lights
Bell Pepper Plant - 1 Valencia Orange
Tomato Plants - 1 Mr Stripey & 1 Big Boy
Watermelon Plants - 2 Crimson Sweet
Jalapeno Plant - 1
Geraniums -  2 Citronella, Pelagonium Graveolens
Egg Plant Plants - 4 Black Beauty

with loads of yummy hand-made organic natural compost

24 May 2012 Walk around

Perilla guarding a sunflower from the killer rabbits.

 Shasta daises getting ready, any day now...

 The beans have their poles

 The raspberries are getting ready

 The hibiscus thrives!

 As does his queen...

The new, south 15" raised bed, planted with some seeds and ready for more seedlings. Last year's north bed in the distance.

 New 5" herb bed

 Strawberries by the rain barrel

Dianthus is making a comeback and the killer rabbits have not bothered her.
Raspberry Swirl Maiden Pink

Gaillardia's first sign of color
Burgundy Blanket Flower

 The front walk for reference

 The side walk

 The butterfly bush is coming back fine

 Peonies so pink the camera pukes

 Lavender's first sign of color

Yarrow has been in color for almost a week.

Cone flower is lush

 New plantings from JoAn

 New volunteer raspberry under the cherry tree

 This thing is nice

 This one too

 My transplanted rose bush shows me a little something for my effort

Planted Seeds

Summer Squash - Courgette Midnite 

Korean Peppers - Capsicum annuum L.

Garland Chrysanthemum - Ogiku No. 3

Zucchini - Dundoo #1

Korean Cucumbers - Asia UnChun #1

Summer Snap Peas

Some Garlic Chives

Green Perilla

Korean Eggplant - Asia Heuk Jang F1

Garden Bean - Bush Blue Lake 274 

Something might come up.

14 May 2012 Walk around the garden

The fence line is a live with blossoms

 Hibiscus are coming back after being frozen twice.

 Iris, Lilac and veggies.

 Herbs

 Perilla madness.

 South-side lilac. Too bad you can't smell it.

 A white carpet

 Peonies and the butterfly bush

 Neighbor's flowers attract the boy; or does he just want to climb the wall?

 Iris

 Front, north side perennial garden. 
Catchfly

Rubrifolia going wild

 Phlox, kale, rubrifolia, big and little sedum

 Sedum from grandma finds a new home on the east side.

Plantings with Wyatt

Picked the last of the radishes.
Planted today:

• Seeds in raised bed
• Lettuce: Black Seeded Simpson
• Seeds in boxes: 
• Garden beans: Bush Blue Lake
• Sugar snap peas
• Seeds in spice garden and hanging planter
• Strawberries
• Seedlings in raised bed
• Korean peppers
• Eggplant
• Seedlings in boxes and pots
• Korean peppers
• Summer squash
• Cucumber
• Sunflower
• Seedlings in spots around yard
• Korean peppers

Front yard perennials in bloom

Lilacs on the north side

Balloon Flowers getting a good start

 Russian sage and phlox

 Variegated Japanese Silver Grass

 Flowering purple kale

David  Phlox

White Snakeroot

 Brunnera

 Silene "Rolly's Favorite" Catchfly

Purple irises blooming

 And finally, the wonderful little rubrifolia blossoms