“From the Earth we come, to the Earth we return. In between we garden.”

June coming to a close... Squirrel-tail grass (I believe.. from the roadside) and Sea Holly

The hummingbirds love this Red Valerian (Jupiter's Beard)

Beautiful Mullein on the Summer Solstice

Mystery Iris from an old client's garden // May 29

I have very little willpower at the local nurseries during the month of May. Needless to say, this Viburnum 'Rosace' came home with me.

Snowdrop Anenome [Anenome sylvestris]  May 18 — Snowdrop Anenome [Anenome sylvestris] May 18

The first true snowfall of the season came in all its powdery glory on the New Year.. coating the seed heads just as I had hoped.

Morning walk in the frosty landscape... Magic.

French 'Blue Solaise' Leeks are bluer than ever after the frost.

Cool temps bringing out plum hues on the Sanguisorba.

"If you make a four-season garden, you have to accept decay and see the beauty of it. It's about the texture and shape, the seed heads and the skeletons." -Piet Oudolf

Thumbed A through E in Michael Dirr until I finally found it. Enkianthus campanulas. True love.

Goldenrod 'Fireworks' and Sanguisorba (Great Burnet)

Harvested the Bells of Ireland for dried arrangements

The garden is starting to take on that prairie-feel.. my 100 hours of planning, plus labor, are finally paying off!

Native Blue Vervain came up in the veggie garden.. tilling must have unearthed the seeds

Glorious Tuscan Kale (if you don't mind a few snail holes)

Ten Commandment Gourds, grown from seed in the Spring

Calendula, started from seed in the Spring.

Incredible Bells of Ireland.. started from seed in the Spring

Lupine Volunteers really give the compost a facelift

Here's one from last year, our first vegetable garden.  It was mostly a success! — Here's one from last year, our first vegetable garden. It was mostly a success!

So many blossoming beauties to photograph over the past month. The peonies are still going.. a few plants have yet to open! It's June 14.

Pink primrose overload!  With Erin of Fern Croft Floral & her daughter, Bayla. — Pink primrose overload! With Erin of Fern Croft Floral & her daughter, Bayla.

A little blonde head bobbing among the peonies — A little blonde head bobbing among the peonies

The first lovely blooms were opening while my dear friends Kieran and Emma were out for a visit in May.

The first peonies are blooming... capturing my senses with their delicate beauty and fragrance. Enjoy!

Heart's Ground Gardening