A
Perennial Garden in May
The pale pink Columbine have now
bloomed. All of these were started from one plant we found on our property 6 years ago. I
have carefully collected the seeds every year and scattered them around the yard in the
fall. I am amazed at how many grew this year. They are sprouting up everywhere. Next year
there should be a very impressive display.
Here's a nice close of of the columbine. I think it is a Aquilegia vulgaris,
commonly known as Granny's Bonnet. I am especially pleased at the way the columbine starts
blooming just as the Money Plant and forget me nots are fading.
The Money Plant has now begun to
display the distinct round pods it develops. These round seed pods will eventually turn a
beautiful silver colour as they dry out, which of course is where the plant gets it's name
from. The green of the pods make a nice background for the pale pink columbine.
We have 3 of these maple trees
in our yard. They blossom in the spring with these dainty small red and white
blossoms. The stems on the new branches are also red. It's very subtle, but
the color combination is delightful.
We just bought this
decorative red maple to go next to our pond, and coincidentaly next to one of those other
maples that is sprouting from the base of a cut off trunk. If we prune it down, it will
make a nice companion tree to the red maple.
I
can't remember where these Lily-of-the-Valley (Convallaria majalis) came from, I think I
may have acquired them from the house they were demolishing across the street. I
have moved them all around the yard, but now they are next to the pond. I think it may be
the best place they have been yet. They will develop little red berries later on in
the summer.
These little wild
flowers started appearing by our pond every year. They are extremely small, so you have to
get up very close to see them. The folliage is very bushy and lacy though and gives a nice
soft effect.If anyone has any idea what they are, please let me know!
The Lupin is just
beginning to send up it's tall spikes of buds (May 16). We also have Spanish Bluebells in the back yard that are over powered by the forget-me-nots, I think I will move them to the front yard after the leaves have died back.
These Iris were also salvaged from the
soon to be demolished house across the street. The lower petals are an odd color of
purple, almost chocolate coloured. 
Some small pink flowers growing
on the rock wall.
