Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Patty's Plum Poppies


Patty's Plum Oriental poppies with forget-me-nots  in the background

Such a pretty color!

First year, first bloom

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Lovely Lilac




ORANGE!


The orange Oriental poppies are in full bloom!

They're especially glorious in the sunlight. 
I love the delicately crinkled petals.

New flowers emerge daily. 
The poppies are surrounded by foxglove and phlox that will show their colors later in the season.
Orange poppies with pink and purple columbine

Thursday, May 24, 2012

RED!


The first of the Beauty of Livermere Oriental poppies!




Soon there will be more poppies, and just beyond them, lovely white daisies!

Friday, May 18, 2012

Huckleberries, Blueberries, & Strawberries


We have lots of flowering berry plants right now, and soon they'll be producing luscious summer fruits!

Evergreen huckleberries in the front yard gardens
Evergreen huckleberries in the back yard perennial border
Sunshine blueberries in the front gardens
June bearing strawberries (and flowering shelling peas) in the back yard square foot bed
June bearing strawberries along the back walkway
Alpine strawberries

Alpine strawberries and Bluecrop blueberries in the pie garden

Thursday, May 17, 2012

First Fruits


The bees did their good work, and now we have lots of tiny pears, peaches, plums, and cherries growing on all the beautiful fruit trees!

Rescue pears

Orcas pears

Frost peaches

Hollywood plums

Glacier cherries

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Papaver "Allegro"


First Oriental poppy of the season!