April Showers
Rhododendron 'Blue Baron' Greetings from a wet, wet garden. In between rains, I've managed to get a few photos... (And sorry for the erratic quality of these. I have a new phone and still learning how to use it. Some of these are from the phone and others from my camera). Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium' ('Dancing Peacock') Flowering Currant ( Ribes sanguineum ) 'King Edward VII' Clematis 'Stolwijk Gold' is beautiful for the first time after languishing in the garden for five years. Turns out, it is all my fault. This is a clematis that should not be cut to the ground in early spring. You live and learn, and I know that I will never understand the rules of pruning clematis. Clematis 'Stolwijk Gold' Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie' - the aucuba that doesn't really look like the others. But what a fine shrub this is, especially for shady situations. This was planted in 2019 and didn't grow much for the first few years but n...
The fruit on my two Italian plum trees aren't quite ripe yet. I love eating them straight off the tree, while I garden. If it looks like we wouldn't be able to consume everything, there is the dehydrator that helps stretch the season for months. The plum coffee cake looks scrumptious!
ReplyDeleteI thought these were Italian plums but wasn't exactly sure. They are good just by themselves. You are lucky to have your own trees!
DeleteMy husband loves plums. I bet he would love this coffeecake. I would too. Thanks for the recipe.
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