While I anxiously wait for my vegetable plants to bloom so I can play matchmaker and pollinate the blooms, I have these friendly plants and flowers to keep me company:
hostas, ~April 15
hostas, April 24
hostas now
Next to the hostas I have a Heuchera "Beaujolais" plant. The leaf colors are a pretty deep red color, like the wine it's named after! It needs a little more sun than the hostas. It's in a pot, and I can move it around as needed. I repotted it last year, and it's doing well again this year, so I think I'll need to relocate it into a bigger pot soon. Supposedly these leaves are supposed to get silvery, but mine never have. I think this plant would go nicely with a lovely Camembert.
Lastly, I added some dianthus to the pot of snapdragons in the front yard. They filled the pot out better and added to the bright red and pink colors of the snapdragons.
That's it for floral blooms this month. The hydrangeas haven't bloomed yet, but I hope to have pictures of those flowers soon.
Your Azaleas are quite spectacular! Happy GBBD :)
ReplyDeleteDon't you love how those hosta unfold? The heuchera next to it makes a very nice contrast, too. :)
ReplyDeleteWow - your azaleas are gorgeous! So nice to connect with you.
ReplyDeleteStopping by from A Diva's Garden. Beautiful photos. I'm enjoying the flowers too, until I can get my veggies in. Your azaleas are beautiful. I'm a big fan of the Hosta too.
ReplyDeleteWell, I think you are in great company with those gorgeous azaleas! And I, too, am marvelling at how fast my hostas are growing and trying to stay ahead of the snails & slugs.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting, everyone! I love meeting new gardeners and visiting your gardens as well. And yeah--lots of azaleas in bloom this May!
ReplyDeleteoh what gorgeous blooms you have!! Those azaleas are really quite something! Loving your blog also and am happy to have just stumbled across it..cheers!
ReplyDeleteAngela, spring is very late around here, but I'm so glad that I'm not alone in my blues...
ReplyDeleteThose are some very pretty blooms keeping you company until spring gets it together.. Pink and purple are always pretty in the garden..I also like those lovely hostas.
I did have a chance to do a little work in the garden, I posted a few pics.
Your azaleas are stunning...beautiful colors. What variety of dianthus is the bicolored one? It is very lovely! I love your photo of Le Petit Chat...cute! Welcome to Blotanical!
ReplyDeletebeautiful azaleas! hostas are amazing, i agree. i have a random hosta growing in the absolute darkest corner of my yard--it returns every year to flourish without even a speck of direct sunlight.
ReplyDeleteYou have some wonderful images of your beautiful azalea. I can see you have perfect climate in DC for them. It will be fun to be the matchmaker and see what happens. You should join May Dreams Gardens for Garden Blogger's Bloom Day. Each month you show what is blooming in your garden on the 15th.
ReplyDeleteYour azaleas are spectacular. Azaleas bloomed here in March and then spring marched right on up to you. I hope your hydrangeas bloom soon; they are opening here.
ReplyDeleteHahaha...well, I'm corny too, then...I'm constantly amazed at how fast some plants grow at this time of year. I was just remarking about my Joe Pye Weed the other day, how a few weeks ago, it was just sprouting and today it 's above my knees!
ReplyDeleteThose azaleas are marvelous! L
ReplyDelete@Sage Butterfly--the dianthus is called Sweet Parfait Raspberry.
ReplyDeleteThanks, everyone, for visiting and commenting. Unfortunately we had some heavy rainstorms over the last couple of days and most of my azalea blooms are on the ground now. :(