Gardens

Being so far away, many of you can't stop in to see the flowers that are blooming around the place this spring. With the slightly cooler weather many have been around much longer than they often are. Here's a little glimpse of a few corners of Evelyn's gardens.

the clematis and johnny-jump ups-- glory at the foot of the locust tree



the bleeding hearts



the late-blooming rhododendron



the ferns



even the pine trees are blooming



the japanese barberry



salvia and purple irises



perennial asters



the berries on the holly bush by the front side porch



In amidst all of the flowers, several of our plants have special memories of friends and family

The hostas in their new home. The one in the center is Grandma White's August Lily. Other fun names are the Robert Frost hosta to the left and the Francis Williams hosta to the right.



Grandma White's peony usually blooms for memorial day. We didn't think it would this year, but voila



The mountain laurel shrub purchased at Espenshade's last year is getting ready for its first bloom



Cuttings/starters from a boxwood..trying out Aunt Nora's technique of growing cuttings. Hopefully it will work as well for us.



Lucy's purple and white irises.



the Dwarf Alberta spruce surrounded by pachysandra