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Baptisia 'Purple Smoke' We are experiencing a rare day for June - drizzle and cool temps. But oh, things will change this weekend with 93 predicted for Sunday. I'm not looking forward to that.  We decided to take a break from the garden today because of the weather and the fact that we've been working our butts off. Our garden will be on the HPSO Study Weekend tour at the end of the month so there is much to get done. I would normally schedule tours of our garden now in early June  because I feel that it the peak time ( (and you can make individual appointments). For the Study Weekend tour, thank goodness for hydrangeas to give them something to look at! I've been filling holes and pots, Michael has been pruning and dead-heading. A few days ago, we completely redid a rock retaining wall which just about did us in.  The weather has been lovely and I do hope the heat spell is a short-lived one.  Here are some highlights in the garden now. Peony 'White Cap' Ros...

Latest blooms

 
Kerria (Easter Rose)

 
Lilac "Declaration"

Money Plant (Lunaria)
 
Hardy Orange (Poncirus trifoliata)

 
Tree Peony foliage and Euphorbia "Despina"

 
Viburnum "Mohawk"

 
Viburnum "Mohawk"

Viburnum "Mohawk"
 
Darwin Tulip

 
Darwin Tulip


Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

Comments

  1. Very nice! I love lilac but did not realize they can do well this far south. But then, you are a little north of me. How long has that lilac been in your garden? It is a beauty! Also love the kerria!

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    1. This the first one that has survived for more than a season for me. A nursery owner in the area said that it was a new one better suited for the South.

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  2. Beautiful! Gives me hope that we will get there, too, in a couple of weeks.

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  3. I think the Mohawk viburnum photos are my faves from this batch.

    Do the Mohawk flowers attract any pollinators? And does it produce any berries for birds?

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  4. Such excitement. Our magnolia is just beginning to bloom. Love this time of year.

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