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

Lawn Mowing #4 + observations

11 day interval and it was very long. Non-optimal.
Spray RoundUp on the boarder weeds. Stem the Invasion!
Irises, lilacs in bloom! Pictures to come soon.
Radish and spinach harvest.

Late April Walk Around the Garden

Planted second round of spinach and carrots today.

It looks like the second round of sprouts on the Hibiscus are also killed by frost. How did they survive in Maine?

 The Clamantis is doing fine since its move.

 The radish harvest continues. They are soooo tasty.

 Iris buds forming. There should be blossoms in a few days.

 Pretty weeds.

 The raised bed: spinach, a few measly carrots, radishes and one onion.

 Herb garden is going great.

 Cilantro and dill. Chives and a few onions.

 Transplanted and doing well.

 Lilacs missed the early session, but are getting close to blooming.

 Lilies of the valley in full bloom

Silene "Rolly's Favorite" Catchfly started blooming this week. 

Brunnera continues to dazzle.

 White Snakeroot coming back, to my delight.

 More sprouts. I forget what this guy is.

 Rubrifolia putting out buds, and I hope they open up soon.

Purple Kale with yellow blossoms. The blossoms are supposed to be sweet and useful in soups and salads. Maybe...

 Russian sage will have a good year, it seems.

 Peonies should burst any day now.

What is it?

 Creepy ground cover whose name I forget is in blossom.

IToday's soundtrack provided by John Medeski:

Lawn Mowing #3

13 day interval = perfection

Radishes!

First radish harvest of the year. Makes for a good start to a salad.