Tag: flowers
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June blooms, part 1
June 1 — Super excited to see that the goat’s beard (Aruncus dioicus) on Ash Hill is going to bloom this year! (photos 1 & 2) 3: The Sedum ternatum (stone crop) is blooming. Below that, green-and-gold and strawberries are still going strong (5 & 6), as is Eastern star sedge (Carex radiata), photo 7.…
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spring blooms, later May 2025
May 16: May 18: Rhododendron maximum (front ones that get a bit more sun) are coming! May 21: May 23 & 24th — we’ve had a lot of rain the past few days, so less opportunity to take photos. May 26-29: May 30:
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spring blooms, early May 2025
We’ve been working to put in lots of native plants to replace massive quantities of non-native ornamentals, Pachysandra terminalis (from Asia) and Vinca minor (central Eurasia), previously here. I’m excited to see everything blooming! A week ago, May 4-6 — the eastern strawberries were really in full bloom, then, as was the Pieris japonica too.…
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spring blooms – April
April 18-24, daffodils, and fern fiddleheads, and some other lovelies! Also, tons and tons of Scilla siberica (which I wrote about last year in the Indy). And, the hepatica (sharp-lobed and round-lobed) was in bloom, but I can’t find any pictures of it. A week later, April 27-May 1 — the catawba rhododendrons are in…
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catawba rosebay azaleas
Our stunning purple catawba rosebay azaleas are in full bloom! The bees are very happy with the azaleas, and the non-native Japonica.
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Violets!
The violets are starting to bloom!
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Iris cristata
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daffodil progress
The daffodils are coming along …. these are at the front of the property, along the street on the south side of the driveway.
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Siberian squill
Another early bloomer is Siberian squill, which as its name reveals, is not native to these lands. A garden escapee, it is now pretty invasive — although not yet on the Massachusetts invasive plants list, I believe. The Minnesota Wildflowers database has a pretty good entry on it.
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first crocus
These crocuses (croci) are lovely — non native, I think Crocus vernus (Dutch crocus). Spring!
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tulip & daffodils
The tulip by the front door is leafing out, as are daffodils by the street and under the crabapple in the laundry garden.