If you would like to participate
in Muse Day, create your post on the first day of each month.
visit Carolyn Gail at Sweet Home and Garden Chicago.
in Muse Day, create your post on the first day of each month.
visit Carolyn Gail at Sweet Home and Garden Chicago.
"When April steps aside for May,
Like diamonds all the rain-drops glisten;
Fresh violets open every day,
To some new bird each hour we listen."
--- Lucy Larcom
Dicentra Spectabilis
Bleeding Heart
Bleeding Heart
Brunnera
'Jack Frost'
Tiarella...
'Jack Frost'
Tiarella...variety uncertain
Pulmonaria
'Majeste'
Pulmonaria
Pulmonaria 'Majeste'
Pulmonaria'Bubble Gum'
Pulmonaria
Fritilliari Meleagris,
mixed varieties
Pulmonaria
'Baby Blue' in front and
'Trevi Fountain' behind
'Baby Blue' in front and
'Trevi Fountain' behind
Pulmonaria'Trevi Fountain'
May, the month that takes our breath away!
May, the month that takes our breath away!
This is a perfect poem for May, SG! Every day there is something new to see, hear, or smell. I love spring!
ReplyDeleteSo many pretty pulmonaria--I'm convinced now I need to plant some. I'm also impressed by all your plant id stakes; that's something I definitely need to add:)
i love this poem SG. I was out listening to migrat birds this morning. It is such an exciting time of year. New bloom every day and new birds passing by.
ReplyDeleteThe checkerboard frit is snake's head. My pulmonaria and tiarella (the darn cutest things!) are doing well, but I've not had any luck with bleeding heart, though I love it. It's something I've planted many times and it doesn't come back.
ReplyDeleteYou sure have a variety of pulmonaria! I know I've seen them before but I'd forgotten about the different types! I put in pulmonaria, tiarella and bleeding hearts in April and I love them...it was mostly due to reading about your shady garden and what works for you;-)
ReplyDeleteLovely poem! May is such a beautiful exhilarating month.
ReplyDeleteLove the Snakes Head fritillaries - I'm always amazed by their patterns.
So true May is an amazing month.
ReplyDeleteHi Shady, A lovely poem for May... I love the pulmonaria collection you have! Sigh, it is a wonderful native that just hates c&l! It won't die completely, but no matter where I site him...he stares at me in reproach! I need your green thumb for this one! Have a great weekend~~ Gail
ReplyDeleteVery nice collection. Reminds me of the need for name tags as within a year I've forgotten what I've planted
ReplyDeleteRose, Thank you. This seems to be a particularly lovely Spring! I'm caught up on my plant identification in the gardens, now. So as I receive plants this S[ring, I'm creating new id markers. :-)
ReplyDeleteYou would enjoy pulmonaria. They are pretty much trouble free.
Lisa, Thank you. It's been so enjoyable to be outdoors this Spring. The bird sounds are wonderful and that's the only "twittering" that gets my attention. ;-)
Monica, The fritillaria are something I've wanted to plant for a long time! Just for fun. :-) What could you do about bleeding heart?? Try one more time and amend the soil like crazy?? I will e-mail you this coming week when a package leaves my house.
Jan, I am inspired by each of the garden blogs I visit, also. Thank you for thinking of me... and keep us posted of the progress of your new plants!!
Phoenix, You are so right about May! Have you grown the fritilaries before? This is my first year. Aren't they unusual??
Rosemary, Any special May plans for you??
Hi Gail, Oh, boy. Perhaps a special spot with super amended soil for one more try with pulmonaria??
Troutbirder, I know exactly what you mean about forgetting... which is why I made the resolution to tag the plants (as best I can) after we moved here. So far I'm doing fairly well. :-)
Yes, it's May! I like your choice of poem and photos.
ReplyDeleteHi Sue, Thanks! The grass is green, trees are budding and some are flowering! Yea, May!
ReplyDeleteP.S. Are you feeling as rushed as I am these days? Wanting to sit in front of the computer to post and visit, but not having the time??
Yes to your question!
ReplyDeleteI have Jack Frost in my shade garden. I really like it. I love the variety of plants you have. I have mostly shade too and I long for the sunny patch my neighbor has. Nice poem! --Jackie
ReplyDeleteThose are some beauties blooming in your garden right now Shady Gardener. I planted a few fritillaria meleagris last fall but haven't seen them yet. I sure hope they bloom. June is the month here that takes our breath away.
ReplyDeleteHi Ellie Mae! Thanks for your visit. I've just had a nice time at your site. :-) Jack Frost is very pretty, isn't he?
ReplyDeleteKathleen, I planted some a year ago last Fall, but nothing happened last Summer... so I tried again. :-) I can believe that your June would be similar to my May. Happy Day!
Hi Shady, happiness fills the air with the beautiful flowers from your shady garden. Each one is a treasure.
ReplyDeleteFrances
How lovely, Shady ... and like you, May takes my breath away!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Frances. It is indeed very happy around here (and in each of our gardens) right now! :-)
ReplyDeleteJoey, Happy May! That's about the best way to say it, as we're all out there enjoying our gardens and working on projects, etc.
PS I've so excitedly unwrapped a few boxes lately... with new plants! :-)
May is clearly a great month for you, and in our part of the world it is also a great month. lovely poetry.
ReplyDeleteHi Catmint, I'm sorry I haven't visited you lately. I'll need to see what's happening in your part of the world these days!! :-) Thanks for your visit.
ReplyDeleteI lost my Pulmonaria 'Trevi Fountain' this year! I'd had it for three years and it was gorgeous and large, but I don't know what happened. :-(
ReplyDeleteI'm so jealous that you've got that Fritillaria! I've planted it twice now and have gotten nothing. But my F. persica bloomed this year for the first time!
You have the most awesome shade plants!
Hi Kylee, And I "envy" your sunny beds sometimes. At least I have a few places that get enough sun to support mostly sunny plants! :-) And some others that tolerate their locations. I have a similar conundrum! My 'Lightning Strikes' tricyrtis (it was also 3 years old last Fall and did Beautifully) is missing. There's a hole where it used to be. Do you think it's the elf behind the door??? (I really am rather sad about it, though.)
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting! I'll look forward to reading about the forays you and your mom make again this Summer. :-)
I love shade plants, but have mostly sun on my hill. Getting ready for a fund raising plant sale yesterday I noticed how many shade plants were being put out. I'm jealous. I really like the way you've organized this post by garden section.
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