Hello Fellow Gardeners! It's time to walk around the garden and see what has been blooming this past month.
First, let me say, I was terribly wrong about April weather. I wrote on last month's GBBD in April, that I despised April here in Oregon as it's just plain old soggy. I swear, as soon as I wrote that post, the weather turned here. No rain. No joke. For nearly three weeks. It's just been in the past few days that we have had rain again. Craziness. I did not plan on hand-watering my newly transplanted botanical babies in April and with a few days reaching into the high 80's, it was nearly a plant disaster.
The hot weather did propel blooms earlier, so I have a lot to show off this month.
The rhododendrons were particularly fantastic.
Below is Coral Mist. I brought it with me from our previous home.
I've picked up a few new varieties of rhododendrons this year. So new in fact, I haven't bothered to write their names down yet!
The peonies that came with the new yard have just begun to open. They have a softer pink exterior with a light, buttery inside.
Last year, as I was working on remodeling the interior of the house, I would pick up new plants on occasion just to keep my spirits up and dream about creating new flower beds. I was particularly excited about putting in a traditional blue hydrangea. I've always wanted a blue hydrangea.
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| Hydrangea Macrophylla Endless Summer |
I choose the hybrid version as it would keep the blue color and it is more compact in nature. Perfect for the spot I had in mind.
An infant sized new shrub, that should grow much larger is Buddleja Globosa. Who can resist these fun orange ball flowers?
Geum is a new plant for me this year. I loved that it had a long bloom period and thought the cheerful yellow - orange blooms would be welcoming in my front flower beds.
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| Geum with blue fescue grass in the background |
Honeysuckle has already begun to bloom. I'm looking forward to it spreading along the fence in the back and offering some privacy. It should make for happy bee's and hummingbirds too.
A little red leaf sea thrift is gracing the edges of the front flower beds. I've always love this plant. I enjoyed it's green leafed version at my prior home and felt the red leaf variety was a fun choice to grow here.
Soon, the asiatic lilies will be blooming along with my summer perennials. My goal is to have something blooming in the garden at all times, but that late spring/early summer window is a tough one. Any suggestions?
Wishing you a Happy Garden Blogger's Bloom Day. Drop on over at
May Dreams Garden and visit Carol and all the rest of the garden bloggers participating in this month's show of blooms.
Cheers, Jenni