What did I tell you? Just like clockwork, the red Poppy opened in time for Memorial Day. A pretty amazing feat, considering that Memorial Day used to be on May 30th and now it floats to the last Monday in May. But there it is with many more buds to follow. The pink variety will show up a little later; it lets the red test the waters first.
This black Iris, standing alone, is really much darker than it looks here. I don't have names for them, because when I first started to collect different iris colors, I just wanted one of each color that I could find in the area. There weren't any thoughts of cataloging them, and of course, the Internet and blogging didn't exist. One of these days I will look each one up, so it can have the dignity of a name.
My darling Sweet Williams show up dressed in their finest. I love to study them up close. I wonder how they chose what color to wear to the garden party.
Now here is one of my dilemmas. These ferns seem to love the sun. They were planted by a previous owner when my garden area was an above-the-ground, 20x40, pool with a deck around it. We took all of that down and brought in loads of dirt and began the building of the garden. These ferns keep coming back year after year after year. I like them, but I really don't want them there. I have tried to transplant them, but it never works. I have tried to give them away, but they come back anyway. So now I give up. I just pull out the ones I don't want and leave them as a backdrop for the Siberian Iris. Does anyone know what kind of fern grows to 5 feet tall and loves the sun? Please let me know if you do.
Man must go back to nature for information. Thomas Paine
1 comments:
Hello, I think I may have found a name to match your dark iris: http://www.daytonnursery.com/encyclopedia/Perennials/Iris%20germanica.htm
You have a lovely garden!
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