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May 21, 2019

marsh marigold

Ask me what my favorite season is and before you can finish asking the question I’ll tell you it’s summer. I’m a summer girl. I like summer activities, summer food, summer cocktails, summer nights and summer gardens.

But I have to admit, like a cat with an attitude who deems your lap worthy of laying on once a week and once eeked out a 2-second purr, spring is starting to worm its way into this gardener’s heart.

How could I not appreciate how Mother Nature has managed to provide so much beauty while I’ve been busy cleaning out beds (yep, still working on clean up here)?

I managed to get off the gardening hamster wheel long enough to take in some of that beauty and snap a few photos along the way.

pink daffodils

All of the daffodils in this bed are supposed to be pink, but I’m not mad at the yellow interlopers.

 Uvularia grandiflora (aka large flowered bellwort)

I actually forgot I had charming Uvularia grandiflora (aka large flowered bellwort) in the garden but there it is.

Shredded umbrella plant

Shredded umbrella plant pushing up through the soil is fascinating looking.

Virginia bluebells

Mertensia virginica (aka Virginia bluebells) have spread across most of the patio garden. Just coming into bloom, they are so beautiful, but I admit to unceremoniously lopping off their heads once the flowers are done and I’m sick of looking at them.

Mayapples

Down the road, a wooded area is covered in a sea of mayapples. I love them.

hosta

I don’t know what hosta this is, but its fresh lime leaves look stunning in the evening light.

Maidenhair fern

The maidenhair ferns are just starting to emerge, resembling, perhaps, curious sea creatures more than plants.

Backlit daffodil

I couldn’t resist this backlit daffodil.

Double bloodroot

A new addition to my garden is double bloodroot, a generous gift from a gardening friend. I’m so delighted to have this plant.

Bloodroot

I love the little patches of single bloodroot around the garden as well.

Rhubarb

The crinkly new leaves of rhubarb are fascinating to me.

Marsh marigold

The creek is lined with marsh marigolds. They do their thing without any intervention from me. In fact, I could never hope to do more with them than Mother Nature already does.

Marsh marigold

Canadian ginger

Asarum canadense (aka Canadian ginger) has the oddest little flower that blooms just as its unfurling its leaves.

spring wildflowers
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Comments

  1. Lisa at Greenbow says: May 21, 2019 at 5:53 am

    You have to give thanks for spring as she slowly awakens the garden.

    Reply
  2. Kristin says: May 21, 2019 at 7:02 am

    That double bloodroot is stunning. I didn’t realize Virginia bluebells would spread so much. I am excited to hear it!

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    • jean the gardener says: May 21, 2019 at 8:44 am

      Careful what you wish for, I started with a couple of plants and now have them covering everything. Pretty? yes, but a nuisance after they are finished blooming. A little goes a long way.

      Reply
  3. Lin says: May 21, 2019 at 7:18 am

    Each season has it’s own beauty. i just try to enjoy whatever I am in. I haven’t seen my one little bloodroot (shared by a friend). I will have to go look for it.
    Peace

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  4. Debbie - MountainMama says: May 21, 2019 at 9:45 am

    Wow, glorious spring blooms!! I planted bloodroot this spring but have yet to see it emerge….I’m afraid I may have gotten duds!!

    Reply
    • Erin @ The Impatient Gardener says: May 23, 2019 at 9:48 am

      Hang in there! Even if it doesn’t do well this year, I bet it will be happy next year.

      Reply
  5. Linda from Each Little World says: May 24, 2019 at 12:01 pm

    These photos are beautiful. So hard to capture plants when you have to get down to their level and deal with all the light issues.

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