First the bleeding heart has become a bush.
Buds on the peonies.
The iris in the gardens are in a race to open first.
Chives in bloom.
Iris from Vicki L.
Another bush problem. This time it’s the rhododendron.
We initially bought and planted three, three years ago. One died so we purchased this as a replacement. The other two died and now we just have this one. If it dies no more replacements.
Not many normal looking leaves.
The statue garden with new blue items. Plus new hosta given by a friend.
The hosta garden above and below looking good.
And here are some photos on the newest expansion to the rock garden. These were taken a couple of weeks ago before we had all our rain, cold temps and no sun for a week.
The peony given by Emily last year recovered and returned.
New plant purchases: liatris, coneflowers and butterfly weed.
Planted.
9 comments:
It is a mystery what grows and what doesn't. I am thinking hard about trying again with some plants that have failed before.
Golly, that's definitely a sad looking rhododendron. I love how you put stones next to recently planted babies (though they look bigger than that!) and wonder if it's to deter squirrels or some other reason...?
cool photos
...where the rhododendron is, what is the ph and is the drainage good? The ph should be low, acidic and the soil should be rich and well drain. I don't have rhododendron, they are just too much work.
Lovely garden. It'll look great in full bloom.
Your hostas are beautiful! So glad the iris are thriving!
the poor Rhododendrons did not winter well this year there is a lot of winter kill on most of this area's plants.
I have buds but let's see what this rain does to it all when it comes tomorrow. Sadly, another rainy weekend ahead
Cathy
Lovely gardens, and a lot of hard work too. But oh, when they all grow like you envision!
What a beautiful garden! I love your green barn too. At first I thought it was your home but realized that it is a barn. I would be very happy to live in that.
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