Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Back to the Garden

The bizarre weather this spring has kept me out of the garden.  After the early "too warm" days, we had a few cold weeks and no rain. Then several cold, rainy days improved the precipitation level to a little under normal.  As soon as the temperature improved, the landscapers starting applying chemicals to the lawns--and I avoided the garden until the chemicals washed into the soil. Now, with a severe storm warning for this evening that might shred the buds and leaves with straight line winds and hail, I took my camera out to the garden. With improving weather between the front that just left and the approaching cold front, the breeze was stiff but I was able to get some photos of the emerging garden.

Bleeding Heart

Chive bud

Bird bath with heuchera fronds, Creeping Jenny and primrose

Creeping Jenny and primrose up close

Siberian Iris buds within the leaf blades

 A field of Baptisia or False Indigo buds

Heuchera

another Heuchera

Lilac buds

Peony buds

Water droplets on the Lady's Mantle

and a few friends--

Red Squirrel, new to the garden this year

Sparrow waiting for me to leave so that he can go back to the nest under the deck.

And, of course, some weeds--

Buttercups in the lawn (that the chemicals didn't kill!)











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