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Finishing camassia with emerging irises. They might overlap by a day or two this year; we’ll see. It’s funny when you’re ordering plants you haven’t seen in person and don’t pay attention to the details in the listing — I’d originally bought camassia bulbs thinking they were like the spring ephemeral bulbs, snowdrops and chionodoxa and scilla. I was expecting tiny and wee. Imagine my surprise when these giants showed up! 🙂 They typically grow

Camassia. They start blooming at the bottom of the spike, and slowly work their way up. The darker purple ones have finished already; the lighter purple ones (I know this looks almost white, but it’s light purple in person) seem to be a little behind. Another day or two and they’ll all be done…

Purples and blues and whites. The alliums are starting to pop, the lilacs are in full flush. These lilacs aren’t as scented as I’d like, but every once in a while the breeze does catch a big snootful of scent. 🙂 (This is not the typical use of ‘snootful,’ but drowning in lilac scent does feel a little like being drunk…)

Since people always ask, these planters are from Gardener’s Supply Co. Be sure to hang them with at least an inch or so of air flow between them and the wall; I didn’t the first time, and the backs rotted through from watering after a few years. I liked them enough that I replaced them! The violas were from Home Depot — although I try to make a point of supporting the smaller nurseries, I

Baptisia, peacock bench, Spanish bluebells, Aryabhata, aka Master of All He Surveys.