trying not to kill the beautiful things
I’m filing this under Bloom Day, even though I didn’t actually get out on the 15th to photograph the blooms in my garden. These photos were taken on the Friday before Memorial Day, when I had a day off to do some weeding.
I can always tell if spring is earlier or later than usual by when the tree peony blooms. A later spring means she’s in bloom for Memorial Day.
Dammit. Looks like I got poison ivy on my neck while weeding this weekend. Diphenhydramine to the rescue!
[Taken April 26, 2019 at 6:44PM]
A few years back, I planted some 50 bulbs worth of ‘Angelique,’ a pink peony-flowering tulip.
This is not one of those. I have never seen it before. It has not previously bloomed in the five or so springs we’ve been in this house.
Welcome to the Front Garden, little lady.
Granted, Bloom Day was technically five days ago… but I got outside two days before that (with my “good camera,” no less) to document the return of Spring color to my Zone 6 borders, so I present the following without further comment:
[Taken April 8, 2019 at 7:25PM]