All the rain has been good to the gardens.
The first iris burst into bloom in the rain yesterday. I love the closeup -- it just says "feed me".
The iris by the mailbox have budded out nicely, but haven't bloomed yet.
The poppies are also budding, and will probably bloom in another week or two. They're usually in bloom around Father's day weekend.
Grape leaves on our untrimmed grape vines. This particular vine is growing on an old clothesline that I'd like to replace with a more permanant arbor. This would have the added advantage of being at a better height than the clothesline, so it wouldn't be necessary to duck under the grapevines every time we came into the yard from that corner.
Ferns and hostas in the bed by the corner of the garage. I like the fancy hosta with the ivy-style leaves even better this year. Only two of the ferns made it, as I expected. The furthest hosta is a little chewed (see why) but still seems healthy.
Daisies or black-eyed susans (I forget which) in the bed under the front bedroom. I'm hopeful that the vent from the new downstairs bathroom won't affect plants near the back of the bed badly. The more likely problem in this bed is plants getting stepped on by people working on the house. The person who came to clean the air conditioner, for example, couldn't locate the path around the other side of the bush (off the left side of the picture), and walked right through the bed. Perhaps I need some stepping stones?
None of the impatiens I interplanted in this bed seems to have come up yet. Perhaps it's been too cold, or I got a poor seed mix from Home Depot. If they don't sprout, I should think about growing inside from seed or buying plants next year.
A bleeding-heart plant. These always remind me of my grandmother, who had several of them in the garden by her back door, and a story about the parts of the flower. I can't remember the story, and will have to ask my father and my aunt if they do. I do think she had a different variety of bleeding heart with slightly larger flowers.
