What's Looking Good in May

[Jewell]

Had to add the poppies in the parking strip. Childhood memories attached to them. Even have one poppy plant flowering white...never had that happen before.

Here are a few others currently flowering in the front yard

Then there are the Chinese ground orchids, tough and delicate all at once planted next to the little pond.

 

[Sheal]

You have some lovely plants in your garden Jewell.

 

[DeborahJane]

How absolutely beautiful Jewell. That first Columbine is spectacular, so pretty. Thanks from the photos. So lovely to see.

 

[DeborahJane]

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  It's 29th May and I was hoping to get in in time for the What's Looking Good in May. It's now 2 days till winter so this is my Eupatorium, not sure of the spelling. It's not meant to flower until Spring so it's a nice surprise. Nothing much will happen now so I have to make the most of it.

 

[grouie]

Today is the last day of May. This is not the time for cherries but I see them already, along with the dry leaves - a strange combination. The fruits drop off - thanks to the nimble feet of squirrels and birds.

Its time for the Ixora. I have them all over the place

And the tiger claws have arrived before their time!!!

 

[Bootsy]

Some of our weigelias are flowering now. They vary in leaf colour, some have green leaves and others have a range of variegation in light green and gold, and in flower colour. The very pale pink varieties have not quite flowered yet.

Some of our plants have been there a long time and grown to 7ft high and 5ft wide but can be kept pruned to the size you want.

This is a young plant

 

[grouie]

You mesmerise me.

There are so many places where you can be noticed like the National Geo. Have you tried it?

 

[Bootsy]

We have about a dozen varieties of Heuchera. These are all young plants that we've put in a new bed we've made.

They come in many different colours and sizes and the flowers vary from insignificant to quite attractive.

This plane green flowered one has compensating flowers (below).

 

[Bootsy]

You mesmerise me.

There are so many places where you can be noticed like the National Geo. Have you tried it?

That's very kind of you but we're happy with the attention we get locally and throughout this country. We had 450 people visit our garden over the weekend for our charity event and we have raised over £4,000 from it.

The enjoyment is in being able to make an attractive garden that is not too formal and is good for the wildlife. The bees, butterflies and birds seem to love it. We have won an award from one of the local county government departments (not our authority) for being a 'Wildlife Friendly Garden'.

 

[Bootsy]

Clematis are starting to flower. There are a lot of varieties that produce large, spectacular. flowers in individual florettes.

Then there are the ones that grow large, and very fast, with a mass of flowers.

We have two different plants here. Everything you see in this photo is just one plant.

And, just starting to flower, is the second plant with darker flowers

The flowers of the lighter one have a very strong vanilla scent.

 

[Beth_B]

@Bootsy, your garden is just gorgeous! And how cool you can raise charity money from it. Form + function.

 

[Esther Knapicius]

Walking around yesterday grabbing some shots. So busy out there. transplanting seedlings today. And some weeding. thank goodness just grassy weeds. But here is a few shots.

 

[Esther Knapicius]

and some more.

 

[Esther Knapicius]

and a few more.

 

[Esther Knapicius]

This picture is off season. Taken in the spring. But as I am new to this forum, not sure where to put it. Anyway just to share, it is a view from my deck about April.