Welcome to Mary and Gary's Garden Diary for May
May, and the trees are finaly blooming. In Nebraska, any of the zone-5+ trees wake up
too early and take a bad hit from the cold spring. Above, Cascading Peach, Sweeet Cherry and a Red Bud. To the sides, a two year old
Sensation Lilac and a dwarf Red Delicious Apple a few days from blooming.
The just above, Spring bloomers include, Anenome, Sweet William and
Bleeding Heart. To the sides, the Magnolia tree has blooms like a tulip
and a Norweigian Weeping Spruce is showing it's new growth. Below are
Jack-in-the-pulpit, Red Sister Cordyline, and a variegated Soloman Seal
breaking ground.
For soft texture and color, how about white and purle Creeping Phlox. Likewise
below are Bonfire Euphorbia, Emerald'N'Gold Euonymus and a Creme Brule
Heuchera.
These small Primrose and Sensation Lilacs are growing up and smell wonderful. Below, the blue Columbine and
yellow Baptisia surround our tough
Peony tree that continues to bloom despite a couple of accidents that
nearly killed it.
The ordinary Columbine (pink & yellow) is blooming. The Sweet Cherry
tree has been removed and replaced (by 2-dwarf pear trees). Below (left & right) are some year old plants we hope will do
something, Snakeroot & Baneberry. Please Mr. Bunny, 'Don't eat all the
new emerging plants.'
Here come the purples, Alium and Verbena. Below, our duplex neighbors,
brought home a planted a Foxglove and Bee Balm, already blooming. In the
middle is a Clivia given to us from Ray Evans
The house plants are all outdoors as this knotted Dragon tree. The first
tomatoes this year will come from the 'Red Alert'. Below the dwarf
Delicious Apple is setting on fruit. We are no longer hosting any fish
(miss them).
Last, the Black Stalking Meadowrue has just started blooming on the 23rd.
Compared to last year, we are lagging. The cold and wet Spring has slowed
everything. The purples are just opening, Iris, Crane's Bill Geranium and
False Indigo (one of Gladys's plant of the week). To the sides below a
Husker Red Penstemon and Arundo Donax (a 16 foot tall grass).
