Bleeding Heart

What an appropriate name for a flower? It so looks like that. But why is it like that? What i really like about this flower is that it blooms for a long time in the spring and then takes its leave for the next year. My bleeding heart came from my mom's plant. It's so nice to get hand me downs.

Four Kinds of Irises

Four kinds of irises are blooming in this picture. Three are purple varieties but not the same size or shade.

These white ones are with the purple.

This iris is blooming in another bed all by itself.

All my irises came to me from either my mother-in-law or friends. I have yet to make a purchase of an iris. The ones I got from the former were labeled but I mixed up the labels so that's why there are now three purples in close proximity. One day - not this spring- I will mark them when they bloom and separate them better. A job for retirement.

For Get Me Nots

A friend gave me this plant last year. I know it will spread but I really like the blue flowers in the spring time.

First Harvest

I planted Melody Spinach too thickly so yesterday I thinned them and decided we would eat the thinings in a salad with cucumbers, green onions, and tomatoes. I dressed it with Blue Cheese dressing.