And here it is spread around the base of the new shrubs.
May 9, 2010 - These 'Wildhof' tulips opened up and seemed no worse for the spring storm we had yesterday. Most of the snow is gone. They are a lovely shade of palest yellow. Another lovely surprize, in the colour department, as I had completely forgotten the shades I had planted in the fall.
May 8, 2010 - We had 10 cms of snow! This is kind of unusual for May, but not unheard of. It's also the reason we have a rule of thumb that we don't plant our annual flowers and vegetables until after the long weekend in May.
No harm seems to have been done to the perrennials. In fact, the hostas seemed to come up a few inches!
May 4, 2010 - The first of the tulips to come out! These are called 'Apricot Beauties' and were a house-warming gift from our former neighbour, Michelle. This is the third spring for them. I understand that some people pull the tulips out after they bloom and start with fresh ones in the fall. I just leave mine in the ground and let them rebloom each year.
The muscari is in full bloom this week. I cut some and made a little mini-bouquet for the house. I just love this flower!
I was quite pleased to see the little fringes along the edges of these petals. These tulips are appropriately named 'Fringed Elegance.'
These 'Yellow Emperor' tulips are a little brighter shade of yellow and a bit taller.
Except for the 'Apricot Beauties', I ordered all the tulips from Breck's. I've forgotten what they all look like, so it's fun to watch them open.
May 2, 2010 - I added the dwarf burning bush and mock orange to the front today. Not that you can really see it in the picture. I'm hoping I didn't plant too much in here, but I'm told that I can prune everything to the size I want.
I know nothing about shrubs so this will be a learning experience for me! I can't wait to see what this will look like in a few months.
This is the other side of our front steps, and the limestone path that we put in last fall. I planted some ground covers in between the rocks, which are meant to be able to withstand some foot traffic - wooley thyme and Irish moss.
I'm hoping to have hostas all along the right side of the walk, and maybe some ferns to break it up. I'm hoping it will be a nice contrast tot he bleeding hearts and monkshood on the left side of the path. So far I have about seven hostas there, a 'Lancifloria', a 'Longissimo', two 'First Frosts', two 'Wide Brims' and an unknown variety that my friend, Karen, gave me.
