My sister's plot next door: Peony poppies (how amazingly frilly are these?)
My 2-year-old nephew was in charge of seed spacing
Front yard: Mexican feathergrass, artichokes, gaura
Coral bean (first bloom of the year)
Curb strip: poppy
Globe mallow and blackfoot daisy
Missouri primrose
Back yard: second round of iris
Larkspur
White mistflower
Butterfly weed (any idea on what these beetles are??)
Volunteer angel's trumpets
Volunteer Mexican petunia next to the A/C unit
Zucchini
Dill, fennel and shallots are all bolting...I mean, blooming
Check out what's blooming around the world this Bloom Day here.
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11 comments:
It certainly looks inviting to walk up to your front door with all those beautiful natives. I wanted to see my dill bloom but aphids just destroyed it. It did, however, produce a great batch of swallowtails which I am grateful for. The artichoke is spectacular. Happy Bloom Day to you and your garden.
The artichoke is stunning, makes me want to plant a tree! The poppies are so pretty.
The artichoke is stunning, makes me want to plant a tree! The poppies are so pretty.
I have never seen an artichoke plant before (believe it or not). What lovely flowers! Something that would not be hardy where I live in upstate New York.
Beautiful blooms! The artichoke is stealing the show. I need to plant some poppies next year. They are so pretty.
That is a stunning purple peony poppy. We have a lot of the pink but I've never seen the purple.
Your garden is looking great this year.
Beautiful! I wish I had Datura seedlings in my yard - they are so delicious! Love the Mexican Feather grass too!
Very pretty! I wish my globe mallow were doing half as well as yours.
The Gaura paired with the Mexican Feather Grass is sheer perfection!
Amy - Totally weird and not intentional in any way, but I happened to ride by your house this morning on my way to work (bike to work day and all). We were riding along (after turning down the wrong street, mind you) admiring the yards and I pointed out the giant artichoke plant and yelled "ARTICHOKE!" and then was like "Wait! I KNOW that artichoke plant....THAT'S AMY's HOUSE!"
My husband was unimpressed because he figures all of us garden bloggers know where all the other bloggers live - on account of me always pointing out other people's houses whenever we're driving around town. I said that unlike the other folks whom I know where their houses are because I've been to them, your house is one that we just happened to ride by and it was just kismet that we rode by.
Thanks, everyone. Katina, you know you're a gardener-to-the-core when you recognize a specific artichoke plant while cycling by! That is hilarious (and kismet). Bob, I think the purple peony poppy seeds came from Swallowtail Gardens, but I'm not sure which variety.
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