The show in Serendipity Gardens has begun!
Yes, it was a rainy, cold April in Michigan … and parts of May have been unusually wet and chilly, too. We’ve so far had only one or two days over 80 degrees — but the Weather Channel promises several more next week. Yay!
Meantime, the plants are returning to life and the garden is getting ready to put on its summer display. The early flowers remind me of an orchestra tuning up for the symphony to come. You hear various bits and pieces of music, but not the whole piece.
Over the years, as I and others have planned and planted Serendipity Gardens, the goal has been to have something blooming from February to November. In February, we should have had the strange blooms of Petasites Japonicus, though this year they were delayed. In March, we were looking for hellebores and snowdrops, though they, too, were slower than normal. In April we had daffodils, crocus, Grecian windflower, and the beautiful pink flowers of the maple trees. Now, it’s May, and the number of blooming things is beginning to pick up. The music is getting louder.
I walked around the backyard yesterday afternoon to snap photos of these plants, all currently in bloom. From left to right, or top to bottom,depending on your view, they are: bleeding heart, Sweet William, viburnum, violets, rhubarb and alliums (the spring drama queens), white ipherion next to the tiny blue blossoms of Brunnera Jack Frost, “phlox” of phlox, and ajuga.
What a welcome sight they are after the long, cold winter.
What’s blooming in your garden?
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Things really start popping during this time of year. Reminds me of change in organizations, you plant ideas and support projects, and after some time for incubation into the organization’s culture, the climate begins to change and creativity and innovation start to take hold.
Lovely garden! Seattle is a month or so ahead thanks to the temperate climate of Puget Sound. You can see the blooms in my garden here: http://www.thegreenqueenofmod.com/my-gardens-may-flowers/