A Nosegay of Lily of the Valley One of the joys of this time of year is the scent of the beds of Lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis. The fragrance is embedded in my memory from early years. These small, milky white bells arrayed long the delicate stem give out a slightly musky perfume […]
May
Spring Pinks 2011
There are so many shades of pink in the spring, they stand out against all the intense green and are luminously in harmony with the heavenly blue skies. This year the blooms were a bit late and held tight buds for longer than usual. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ // ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ © 2011 written for Ilona’s Garden Journal. An […]
Just a Short ‘What’s Up’
Just dropping in to let all my blog friends know that I have not forgotten about them or posting in my blog… it is just the fact that it is spring! I have been outside gardening (hope you will forgive me for that;) until my body aches, off to plant stores, and even helping out […]
May Colors
Here are some color scheme ideas for the late May bloom period in Ohio and similar zone 5a climates. The photos may be seen larger if you click on them.
More of my Garden
On the left are meshed pictures of the back walk made of pavers and the front walk of freeform limestone. Upper right is a picture of a just planted container with the Lemon Symphony osteospermum, middle are two views of Arenaria montana growing along the arbor walk. Last, is a part shade container grouping of […]
Dawes: Wildflowers in May
a number of wildflowers were blooming during this time: lots of claytonias, trilliums, some Jack-in-a-pulpits, Dodecatheon meadia (shooting star),pussy-toes, many mayapples, common yellow violets in quantity, and lots of common purple violets. Be sure to see Gardens in Ohio.
