Memorial Day--a LIttle Early

Memorial Day came early this year. We still have a week of May to go before the glorious month of June. Yet, the garden is coming along despite the vagaries in the weather to date.

My neighbor's side garden has been lovely with color:  a red and coral azalea, 

the rhododendron's purple hues against the silver feathery stems of  artemsia    

and the chartreuse leaves of hosta.  The yellow iris pops among them all.

I tend her garden bed as well as mine.  Many of the plants have been divisions of my own.

I moved the Siberian Iris in the fall. Her iris are blooming but mine are still just buds.

I have only morning sun, while her bed faces south for day-long sunshine.

My bearded iris on my south side are in bloom.

They are divisions from Belltown Garden Club plant sales in the past.

The bees are out, but my favorite bees are the worker bees (my husband and son)

who are mowing along the fence line to keep the weeds down.

My youngest grandson helped me finish up mulching the beds.

The peonies

and the poppies 

are ready to burst!

June is coming!