Lovely. Didn't know that azaleas came in that color. What is the name?

More tulips

Mary, that azalea is a NOID, I believe I got it at the grocery store years ago before I was keeping track of who was who. It's been a very tidy shrub for me - well behaved with no pruning needed. Last summer the neighbor pup fell right into the middle of it from our porch, and the hole she created has almost totally healed.

Here's some of my garden today.



Containers coming to life.

A few more:

More lovelies Julia. What variety of daff is that? Very nice. Also the last yellow flower from the previous post?

Not sure what daf that is , I bought a bunch of bags from Costco and mixed them up. That line of daffodils is just lovely this year. At 12.99 a bag I could not resist.

The other is a dog tooth lily. I will check the name.

Birch tree catkins


Omphalodes 'Starry Eyes'


Azalea + candytuft


Chinese forget-me-not (These self sow a little, but are a very well behaved forget-me-not)

My driveway and front sidewalk

Finally sorted out my fruit blooms - the one on the left is a dwarf Stanley plum and on the right is some sort of standard pear, maybe Bradford? The fruit is always scabby so it's just an ornamental/screening tree for me.

OH gorgeous. I have one apple tree that actually produces pretty little 2 to 3 inch apples. Red. It sits across from Thunder Child a dark leaves crabapple with gorgeous dark red flowers.

My favorite part of the lot this time of year is my little front yard. It is a wild assortment of miniature bearded iris, lilacs, heather, Oregon grape, sala, hellebores, pacific and old-fashioned bleeding hearts, ferns, Japanese maples, sweet woodruff, flowering almond bushes, and Spanish hyathins. Here is a few snaps.






The amazing thing is that I spend only a couple of hours during the entire year maintaining it. Wildness suits me

Stunning! That is really nice. The top 2nd pictures is so beautiful. 4th picture, is that a lilac already? Thanks for sharing.

Just a few from today.

A new phlox I got in a co-op last year. Twister I think.
Cherry trees and magnolia. Makes a beautiful display every year.
Sea Gold Sedum

I love it. Like the mix and it is so prolific. All sorts of colors. That is what I would like my flower beds to look like

I'm obsessed with this accidental pairing.

Here's where Julia @Springcolor and I went yesterday - to tour my cousin's maple/conifer collection. These are all in pots surrounding his house. He has many more incorporated into the landscaping at his folk's house, which is an ever-changing scene. I'll have to go take pictures there on a less-sunny day, the glare was a bit difficult to work with (no complaints, it was great to have some sunshine...)

The thread "Amazing Maples" in Japanese Maples forum

This was truly amazing! So many beautiful specimens all in one place. I will never forget this trip.