My Mid-Spring Garden

Our May weather typically swings back and forth like a pendulum between warm days and cool days, with a soft rain tossed in here and there. Today was cool, tomorrow promises warmer breezes. Earlier this week I stepped out into my mid-spring garden garden to snap a few photos after a gentle rainfall.

Last weekend I managed to get quite a few annuals planted, like this beautiful pink tuberous begonia. Did you know there are over 1000 species of begonias? I planted mine in a couple garden pots in shady locations that get a bit of late afternoon sun. I love these lush blooms!

 

I added this orange tuberous begonia to a big pot near the back door. In my shady gardens I like to add a few pops of orange. The color makes the garden a little more vibrant.

 

Trailing pink verbena is a great addition to garden pots and flower boxes.

Its dainty flowers and feathery leaves will spill over the edges.

 

I love angelonia and added a few to my flower boxes.

Last year I used purple, this year I opted for white.

 

Another white flower in my mid-spring garden is this columbine. Columbine is a perennial that comes in a variety of colors and they’ll spread throughout the garden. Although they prefer sun, mine have done remarkably well in my shade garden.

 

My Virgina Bluebells will soon start to fade. This gorgeous perennial started on one side of the house, and has spread to several areas all around the house. You can see the hosta leaves coming up to replace the faded blooms.

 

I tend to let them go wild because they’re so pretty!

 

Their buds start out slightly pinkish lavender, and then turn to a beautiful blue.

A few raindrops cling to the pale blue flowers after a gentle spring rain.

 

I share my father’s love for hostas, and these are looking full and healthy. I weeded and mulched this bed, and dug up the flagstone and re-set it.  Gardening always lifts my spirits and re-energizes me.

 

In the front shade garden, a variegated hosta pairs with sedum ground cover. The sedum will develop tiny yellow flowers and the hosta will sprout a pale lavender flower in about a month.

 

In the vegetable garden, the onions are up and flowering.

I love the architectural element they add to this space.

 

And I love watching their flowers emerge.

 

My hanging baskets and flower boxes are planted and just getting started. The impatiens will look full and lush within a month. Thankfully, I haven’t seen any downy mildew (knock on wood) on my impatiens and I hope it stays that way.  Now I need to work on weeding and mulching the beds next to the house. There’s always plenty to do in a mid-spring garden!

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