Past, Present, and Future
Part 1 - The Past
Blue and pink Forget-me-nots aka Myosotis. I like how the rings at the center can be either yellow or white.
Yup, it's variegated Dead Nettle aka Lamium again, this time from underneath.
Blue/pink Forget-me-nots. I don't know how the pink and blue flowers merged, but I like it! Was that explained during one of those classes in high school? The kind your parents didn't want to help you with?
It's Myrtle (Vinca) again, too. I like how the petals are angled, making the flowers look a bit like electric fans. I also like the white star shape in the center.
Dark blue Forget-me-nots aka Victoria Dark Blue Myosotis.
Part 2 - The Present
Pinks "Brilliant" aka Dianthus deltoides. I saw only two flowers, but soon these will be in bloom all over my yard!
Variegated pygmy barberry aka Berberis thunbergii "Rose Glow". I like how the buds are dark pink on the outside and yellow on the inside.
The Sea Pinks aka Thrift "Splendens" aka Armeria maritima have arrived. I'll take it as a sign that Spring has arrived, kicking and screaming.
Snow-in-summer aka Cerastium "Silver Carpet" aka Cerastium tomentosum "Silberteppich". These can spread far and wide, but are easy to pull up.
Still, beware.
Aubrieta "Cascade Purple" aka Aubrieta x cultorum.
Creeping Baby's Breath aka Repens White Gypsophila. This plant is a pretty good low-growing evergreen groundcover. This was the only bloom.
Not for long....
Snowdrop Anemone aka Anemone sylvestris. These are deceptively fragile-looking. These ones are underneath a bird feeder, yet come back every year.
Part 3 - The Future
A volunteer fern. I think it's a Sword Fern.
Another volunteer fern. I think this might be a Maidenhair Fern, but am really not sure.
Climbing Hydrangea aka Hydrangea anomala petiolaris. This thing grew like crazy just within the past six months!
A peony from my parent's yard. That means it's OLD! ;-)
Part 4 - Past, Present, and Future....
....slug food.
nice pics...
ReplyDeletei kill everything green except dandelions...
for some reason i can keep them alive!
Hey! Lovely photos and nice blog :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, V! I was beginning to wonder if Spring would every begin.
ReplyDeleteBruce, dandelions attempt to live in my yard every year. They are sneaky little devils.
I've split my peonies a number of times. :-) Such an old-fashioned kind of flower!
ReplyDeleteAnd FERNS?! For cryin' out loud, the lousy things are coming up in my yard. I love them, though...
Pearl
poor primroses, those dang slugs get them every time. love the mysterious purple forget me nots.
ReplyDeleteI love flowers of all kind, even the weeds ... maybe especially the weeds, because they are unloved and misunderstood and everyone else hates them ;) Back when I lived in KY I used to dig up wildflowers and plant them in my flowerbed. The neighbors thought I was nuts.
ReplyDeleteI never have been able to get Forget Me Nots to grow for some reason. Peonies are awesome ... except for the ants. And I love ferns.
I have seen your name commenting on a few others' blogs and thought I would stop by and say hi. HI
ReplyDeleteI love Forget-me-nots, I had some in Virginia and they were blue or white, never any pinks. I would have liked the pink. Mine were the Chinese Forget-me-nots, Cynoglossum amabile. They reseeded everywhere!
How lucky to have a volunteer fern.
Hi Janet! The volunteer ferns are all over the place. My neighbor thought I planted them! The funny thing is, none have grown in her yard....
ReplyDeleteHi- I am over from Mynx's. I LOVE your pictures of the forget me nots. I can't get my camera to focus on them so I can get a decent picture....gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteI found this page of your blog, because I was googling victorian blue forgetme not to see if they would be dark blue or light blue as usually they are for mysotis. I'll buy a flowering one so I know.
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