Serendib Garden

Got the hanging baskets finally planted yesterday, pleasing. But the star of the show right now is obviously that redbud tree…

Just trying to get better shots of the whole garden. Maybe I’ll do a compilation at some point, so people can see the geometry better. Oh, it’s getting to be mowing time, I think. We’ll give it another week or so, for the muscari in the lawn to finish.

Strawberries — I planted these directly in the garden at some point years ago, and it’s really not very practical for harvesting — I lose track of them, and they’re very low to the ground. I think I’m probably going to dig them up and put them in containers instead, although that also seems a

Another tulip, forgetting the name, but can look it up if anyone needs it. I like how variable the colors are as these tulips age; it creates a complex and lovely layered effect even though it’s just one variety of tulip.

White bleeding heart.

Tulip “Spring Green,” with rhododendrons and azaleas beyond.

These are those mystery tulips from before, that looked like unicorn ice cream — still don’t know what they are, clearly not “Angelique.” Oh well!

Tulips “Angelique” with my spring shoes. 

Tulips “Angelique” with a little more of the parkway beyond, including some white bleeding heart now blooming. The irises and achillea are coming. Filling out nicely as we move through mid-spring.

Tulip “Angelique” is one of my favorites; I try to replenish it every few years, so I have some blooming every year. (Tulips are marginally hardy in our zone, so tend to reduce over time.) Because they bloom right around our May 1 anniversary, and they’re so ridiculously romantic, I’ve come to think of them