Redbud, etc.
Redbud, white bleeding heart, daffodils in new cutting garden and something I can’t identify. Anyone know? I thought it was a peony at first, but there’s only one or two stalks coming up, rather than a dozen or two.
Garden Journal
Added to garden…
Monarda fistulosa (native), cardinal flower (native, attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies), more astilbes for the shady spots, four different Siberian irises for the backyard, some snow-in-summer ground cover, white anemones, creeping phlox, bunchberry (dogwood-like ground cover), pink and white echinacea (native), white liatris (native), and a viburnum with blue berries (dentatum). Lots of white blooms
Saturday in the Garden
Signs of spring in Oak Park: I’ve planted my first planter. It’s a bit early, but the hyacinths in the yard are coming up, and I just couldn’t resist. The campanula is perennial, so I’ll hopefully be able to move it into the yard at some point. Hellebores are blooming — the one in back of
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Forsythia
When I planted the forsythia shrub, someone I was talking to said, “Are you sure? It’s kind of a weedy plant.” And yes, it goes all over the place, and requires some pruning to look its best. But what that really means is that I feel no guilt cutting off lots of branches to make
IWD
Before I go crash exhaustedly into my bed, wanted to post my International Women’s Day red. Oddly, I don’t seem to own any straight out red, so it was more maroon. And it was cold out, so I had a sweater on. But my hat was maroon too, so perhaps that counts. As for why
Reticulate
Reticulated irises are up! Standard purple, and paler variety, ‘Katharine Hodgkin.’ There are quite a few other colors — I’d like to add one of the magenta varieties at some point.
Winter garden
I spent an hour clearing up the garden! I am grateful for the mild weather today (around 40F) which made it pleasant to bundle up and then go putter. Nice to be doing stuff in the fresh air. Mostly tasks I should’ve done in the fall and didn’t get to, like cutting down the
Harlequin
I don’t know how they get that thin little line of red around the edge, but I kind of love it. Amaryllis Harlequin. Blooming a little earlier than I’d planned — not sure they’ll make it ’til Christmas. Oh well — nature is variable!
Crocus
Lunch break — pleased that at gym, my trainer has graduated me from TRX strap / body weight exercises to lifting with weights. Squats with the bar, woo! Will be sore tomorrow. Paused on the way home to take photos of the autumn crocuses — for whatever reason, the bunnies and squirrels tend to devour