Sunday, May 15, 2011

In Bloom This May

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:
The azaleas are finally in bloom, a few weeks late thanks to a cooler 2011 spring compared to last year.

hostas, ~April 15
 hostas, April 24
hostas now

Look at the progress the hostas made! I went into the backyard a week ago and was amazed at how quickly they grew, seemingly overnight. So hard to believe that just a month ago they were little shoots barely poking out of the ground. I feel corny as I'm typing this, but isn't nature amazing?


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.

15 comments:

  1. Your Azaleas are quite spectacular! Happy GBBD :)

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  2. Don't you love how those hosta unfold? The heuchera next to it makes a very nice contrast, too. :)

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  3. Wow - your azaleas are gorgeous! So nice to connect with you.

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  4. Stopping 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.

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  5. Well, 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.

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  6. Thanks for visiting, everyone! I love meeting new gardeners and visiting your gardens as well. And yeah--lots of azaleas in bloom this May!

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  7. oh 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!

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  8. Angela, spring is very late around here, but I'm so glad that I'm not alone in my blues...

    Those 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.

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  9. 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!

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  10. beautiful 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.

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  11. You 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.

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  12. Your 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.

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  13. Hahaha...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!

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  14. Those azaleas are marvelous! L

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  15. @Sage Butterfly--the dianthus is called Sweet Parfait Raspberry.

    Thanks, 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. :(

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