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Clematis were blooming by the end of May

Pink peonies (and white ones, too) were in bloom by the end of May, as well.

These come up at the base of my tree peony. I can’t bring myself to yank them out, though, just in case they’re not actually suckers.

My poppies may have been killed with Round-Up or smothered under mulch by well-meaning landscapers. Only one bloomed this year.

Usually, this front fence is also filled with purple Siberian irises and orange Oriental poppies. This year, they were smothered by new mulch at bloom time. I think.