Its the last day of May, and I have been so busy gardening I haven’t had time for posting.  The wet cool spring has produced lovely blooms and they have lingered a bit longer than usual.  June is about to bust out, and it looks like from the all the buds on the iris that its going to be a good year for them.

Epimedium “Yokihi”

Epimedium “Domino” and some primroses

Tufa trough

Dianthus in the rock garden

Refurbished front beds

Close-up of the clematis in the front bed

Baptisia and rhododendron

The hosta slope, primroses, and “snow in summer”

Old fashioned bearded iris

Peony “Early Scout” and Geum “Prairie Smoke”

And lastly – a spectacular tree peony gifted to me by garden club friend Olga

Happy Mother’s Day.  I lost my Mom almost six years ago.  She was a great gardener, and I still have some of her plants in my garden.  That’s the thing about gardens, they can keep those that have passed always with you.

April and May have been exceptionally wet here in Massachusetts.  We have Ireland level green though, and all those showers certainly brought May flowers.

One of our few sunny days… the back yard looking to the left…

…and to the right

Tulips, dwarf bearded iris, daffs and narcissus blooming

A new Hellebore “Penny’s Pink”

Epimediums and mini hosta in the hill

Redbud peeking out from behind a spruce

Iris pallida

Dwarf bearded iris

Hosta “Marmalade”

Epimedium “Dark Beauty”

Epimedium “Purple Prince”

The epimediums are stunning this year. I may have to do a separate post if the sun comes out!!!