All my catnip turned purple with the recent cold nights. Odd! I've never seen this before. The good news is there's new green growth...
I've never grown speedwell before - and I'm really loving it. There's a new purple speedwell in the background.
Apparently red maple is a tasty treat to deer. Dammit.
This is in the purple-and-blue garden...and I must've thought it was going to be a purple coneflower when I put it in. Oops. Black-eyed susan!!
Barberry - with some very rosey colored new growth.
Weigela - very pretty in bloom and out.
Lupine - something I've never managed to keep alive from seed. I put in two plants last fall and they're doing GREAT now. One is blooming pink, the other red. This picture was taken before the blooms opened.
Aliums - they're blooming a bit later than I would expected. I thought they were usually open with the daffs and tulips!
Heuchera in the background (aka Coral Bells), chives and catmint in the foreground.
Miss Kim dwarf lilac - about a week ago, in full bloom, and it nearly made Brett sick it was so strong!
Worm's-eye view past the lilac, up at one of the deck planters.
These will be tasty tasty squash and cool pumpkins someday soon!
I LOOOOVE bearded iris, and wow, this particular color is doing GANGBUSTERS in the garden!
Miss Kim's looking a little faded already...
The planters and the new bed around the deck (still needs mulch!). That big purple shrub is a Diablo Ninebark.
One of the pots I've put together on the deck.
Some sort of iris (?) Mary gave me last year...these are beautiful!
And this little pink flower has popped up in the middle of the purple iris.
4 comments:
The colour of the bearded irises is stunning. The other ones I refer to as flag irises, but you would know better.
Oh, and chive blossoms, separated up, can make a lovely, edible garnish.
I got pics of the yellow bearded iris that I need to post soon as well. But that dark wine-colored one is amazing! VERY healthy plant in a spot of the yard that I didn't think plants were going to do well in.
I've added chive blossoms to salads before...but maybe need to break them up a bit more before doing so. Wasn't fond of the texture.
Definitely break them up. A bit painstaking, but you can mix them with the chives to make an attractive scattering atop things.
I am not a fan of irises, but that is just my personal preference. The flowers always look like they are over bloomed and falling apart like tulips past their prime.
so for chives, do you just cut off the bottoms for the chives? Or do you have to wait for the flowers to fall off?
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