Crocus I swear I have no memories of planting:
The reliable Summer Snowflake (seems immune to overly wet soil):
So many trees are leafing out or forming buds, like this Serviceberry ‘Autumn Brilliance’:
I’m a hardcore foliage guy and one of my faves is the Hypericum ‘Albury Purple’:
The “cool season” ornamental grasses (like this Calamagrostis ‘El Dorado’) are putting on mad growth:
Because I am always paranoid about losing plants over the winter, I am that much more excited when welcoming them back in spring.
My beloved variegated iris:
Astilbes in their odd early stages:
The consistent performance of Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’ is not lost on me:
Lady’s Mantle, always at its best after a rain:
The Dappled Willow ‘Hakuro Nishiki’ is firing on all cylinders:
I’ll even take the non-descript blooms of the boxwoods:
Some how, some way, the Allium ‘Purple Sensation’ survived an extremely wet area and appear to be on their way to blooming. Color me shocked:
And I think I may end every post from this point out with a new photo of a Robin. They are everywhere and they are assisting me with my bird photo training:
It’s here my friends. Let’s enjoy the hell out of it!
John
Nice series of shots! Water droplets added a lot to the beauty of flowers.
Hi John,
You’re a little like my midwest farmer relatives — when it’s a failed crop, they stand on a river overlook and rub their hands together and say, “What a terrible year, the wheat and soybeans are both in the tank…” and when it’s a really good year, they stand on the river overlook and rub their hands together and say, “What if all the nutrients are being taken up by the bumper crop and there will be no more good seasons to come…” But I love you both and your photos buoy me up. Thanks!