Slide along the year buttons to see if previous pictures are available. Click on the button to select the month and year.
May, 2004 Garden
The bed includes the following plants:
- Yarrow (Achillea Moonshine)
- False Indigo (Baptisia Australis)
- Catmint (Calamintha Nepeta)
- Purple Coneflower (Echinacea Purpurea Magnus)
- Fleabane (Erigeron Hybrid)
- Emerald 'n Gold Euonymus (Euonymus
Fortunei)
- Bloody Cranesbill (Geranium
Sanguineum Alpenglow)
- White and Purple Japanese Peony (Paeonia
Suffruticosa)
- Blue Queen Sage (Salvia Nemorosa)
- Stonecrop (Sedum Matrona)
- Coreopsis Verticillata
- Clematis vine [added October, 2002]
(20 MAY 04)
The garden, just shaking off the winter
Click on images marked
to see a larger view.
(14 MAY 04)
The stonecrop is blooming well. I'm going to have to do some division this year, I think. The euonymus is thriving for now (until the stonecrop covers it) and I've threaded it back toward the bamboo to give it something to climb. The clematis in the back, which bloomed well last year, is a little slow to grow this year.
(14 MAY 04)
The salvia seems to be getting off to a better start this year. The geraniums have also made it through a rough winter.
(20 MAY 04)
The first blooms of the bloody cranesbill are nestled among the mulch.
(14 MAY
04)
The peonies are fleshing out nicely. The old wood held up to the harshly cold winter and the leaves are healthy and plentiful.
(24
MAY 04)
The first peony bloom opened the following week.
(24 MAY
04)
Last year, the clematis reached 8'. This year, it's getting a much earlier start (5' as of mid-May). I had cut it back to the ground in March and the roots were fully composted. Since the peonies are not fully developed, it should get good sun for at least another month or so.
(14 MAY 04)
The false indigo is getting off to a good start again. It looks like it was just a slow starter the first year. If it can keep up the early growth, it should get plenty of sun before some of the other tall plants begin to block it.
(24 MAY 04)
From my front yard: The helleborus took three years to bloom, but here it is. A late winter bloomer. On my calendar, late winter is usually February or March, not end of April.
Laughing Buddha graces this garden.
Home Page | Gardening Home | Previous | Next
This document maintained by
james@kiso.com.
Material Copyright
© 2004 James Kiso